Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar.
College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha 3050, Qatar.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 15;17(14):5094. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145094.
Illicit drug/s use (IDU) among university students is a public health concern. We assessed the associations between socio-demographic, academic, and health and lifestyle characteristics (independent variables) and regular, occasional or never IDU (dependent variables). Data were collected across seven faculties (1177 students) at the University of Turku (Finland) via an online questionnaire. About 1.5% of the sample had regular IDU, 19% occasional IDU, and 79% never IDU. Independent predictors of ever (lifetime) IDU included males [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.82, P = 0.001], not living with parents (AOR 2.59, P < 0.001), singles (AOR 0.51, P < 0.001), lower religiosity (AOR 1.49, P = 0.022), better self-rated general health (AOR 0.41, P = 0.003), higher health awareness (AOR 1.93, P = 0.014), more depressive symptoms (AOR 1.82, P = 0.004), daily smokers (AOR 3.69, P < 0.001), heavy episodic drinking (AOR 2.38, P < 0.001) and possible alcohol dependency (AOR 2.55, P < 0.001). We observed no independent associations between ever IDU with age, study discipline, perceived stress or academic performance. The 20.5% ever IDU is concerning. The compelling independent predictors of ever IDU included not living with parents, lower religiosity, daily smokers, heavy episodic drinking and possible alcohol dependency (AOR range 2.38-3.69). Education and prevention need to emphasize the negative consequences to reinforce abstinence from IDU. Health promotion could focus on beliefs and expectations about IDU and target students at risk for successful efforts.
大学生非法药物使用(IDU)是一个公共卫生关注点。我们评估了社会人口统计学、学术、健康和生活方式特征(自变量)与常规、偶尔或从不 IDU(因变量)之间的关联。数据通过在线问卷在图尔库大学(芬兰)的七个学院(1177 名学生)中收集。样本中约有 1.5%的人有规律地使用 IDU,19%的人偶尔使用 IDU,79%的人从不使用 IDU。终生 IDU 的独立预测因素包括男性[调整后的优势比(AOR)1.82,P=0.001]、不与父母同住(AOR 2.59,P<0.001)、单身(AOR 0.51,P<0.001)、宗教信仰较低(AOR 1.49,P=0.022)、自我评估的总体健康状况较好(AOR 0.41,P=0.003)、健康意识较高(AOR 1.93,P=0.014)、抑郁症状较多(AOR 1.82,P=0.004)、每日吸烟者(AOR 3.69,P<0.001)、重度间歇性饮酒(AOR 2.38,P<0.001)和可能的酒精依赖(AOR 2.55,P<0.001)。我们没有观察到 IDU 与年龄、学习学科、感知压力或学业成绩之间存在独立关联。20.5%的人曾经有过 IDU,这令人担忧。曾经 IDU 的独立预测因素包括不与父母同住、宗教信仰较低、每日吸烟者、重度间歇性饮酒和可能的酒精依赖(AOR 范围 2.38-3.69)。教育和预防措施需要强调 IDU 的负面影响,以加强对 IDU 的戒除。健康促进可以关注对 IDU 的信念和期望,并针对有风险的学生进行有针对性的努力。