Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, Sendall Marguerite C, White Katherine M, Young Ross McD
School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
BMJ Open. 2018 Apr 28;8(4):e020176. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020176.
To explore the perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences related to Vietnamese medical students' binge drinking.
A qualitative study comprising semi-structured focus groups/interviews with medical students and semi-structured interviews with key informants. Thematic analysis of data.
Participants were a convenience sample of usual volunteers from a medical university in Viet Nam.
19 medical students from year 1 to 6 and 4 key informants agreed to participate in the study.
The study found participants believe medical students drink less than other students and are not binge drinkers yet they experience and/or witness many binge drinking occasions among medical students. Participants consider alcohol use as culturally acceptable in Vietnamese society and a way for medical students to create and improve relationships with their friends, teachers, or work colleagues. Group affiliation and peer pressure to drink excessive alcohol are identified among medical students, especially male students.
The culture of drinking behaviour was explored among medical students in Viet Nam. This study reveals a dichotomy between the belief of not being binge drinkers and the experience of many binge drinking occasions among medical students. This tension suggests future research about binge drinking behaviour of Vietnamese medical students is required.
探讨越南医学生与狂饮相关的认知、态度、信念和经历。
一项定性研究，包括对医学生进行半结构化焦点小组访谈/访谈，以及对关键信息提供者进行半结构化访谈。对数据进行主题分析。
参与者是越南一所医科大学普通志愿者的便利样本。
19名1至6年级的医学生和4名关键信息提供者同意参与该研究。
研究发现，参与者认为医学生饮酒比其他学生少，不是狂饮者，但他们经历过和/或目睹过医学生中有许多狂饮的场合。参与者认为在越南社会，饮酒在文化上是可以接受的，是医学生与朋友、老师或同事建立和改善关系的一种方式。在医学生中，尤其是男学生中，发现了群体归属感和过量饮酒的同伴压力。
对越南医学生的饮酒行为文化进行了探索。这项研究揭示了医学生认为自己不是狂饮者的信念与他们经历过许多狂饮场合之间的二分法。这种矛盾表明，未来需要对越南医学生的狂饮行为进行研究。
