Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Nigeria.
College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2021 Jul-Sep;28(3):204-210. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_553_21.
Overconsumption of energy drinks (EDs) is a global public health concern because of its potential health consequence.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with ED consumption amongst undergraduate students in Kano, Northwest Nigeria.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to study 381 undergraduate students, selected using a two-stage sampling technique. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaires and analysed using SPSS version 22.0 with P ≤ 0.05 considered to be statistically significant.
: A total of 381 students were studied. The mean ± standard deviation age of the students was 23.1 ± 3.6 years with male-to-female distribution of about 1:1. Period prevalence of 67.0% within the last 30 days and point prevalence of 23.9% were found. The commonly used ED was Power Horse 44.6%. Up to 59.6% consumed EDs to boost their physical and mental capacity. Odds of ever-consuming EDs were lower in female undergraduates (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.5, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.3-0.7) and higher in Hausa/Fulani ethnic group (aOR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.04-2.7). Amongst those who were currently consuming EDs, being 24 years or less (aOR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.04-3.4) and coming from the Hausa/Fulani tribe (aOR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.4-4.4) were associated with increased consumption. Male undergraduates (aOR: 0.2, 95% CI: 0.1-0.4) and students who were residing on campus were less likely to be current consumers of EDs (aOR: 0.5, 95% CI: 0.3-0.9).
Consumption of EDs is increasing amongst students and therefore relevant government agencies should ensure regulated advertisement and consumption to avert the health consequences.
由于能量饮料（EDs）可能对健康造成影响，因此过度消费能量饮料是全球公共卫生关注的问题。
本研究旨在确定尼日利亚西北部卡诺州本科生中能量饮料消费的流行率和相关因素。
采用描述性横断面研究设计，对 381 名本科生进行研究，采用两阶段抽样技术进行选择。使用访谈者管理的问卷收集数据，并使用 SPSS 版本 22.0 进行分析，P≤0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共研究了 381 名学生。学生的平均年龄为 23.1±3.6 岁，男女比例约为 1:1。在过去的 30 天内，现患率为 67.0%，时点患病率为 23.9%。最常使用的 ED 是 Power Horse 44.6%。高达 59.6%的学生为提高身心能力而消费 EDs。女本科生更不可能曾经消费过 EDs（调整后的优势比[OR]：0.5，95%置信区间[CI]：0.3-0.7），而豪萨/富拉尼族裔群体更高（OR：1.7，95% CI：1.04-2.7）。在目前消费 EDs 的人中，年龄在 24 岁或以下（OR：1.9，95% CI：1.04-3.4）和来自豪萨/富拉尼部落（OR：2.5，95% CI：1.4-4.4）与增加消费有关。男本科生（OR：0.2，95% CI：0.1-0.4）和住校的学生不太可能是 EDs 的当前消费者（OR：0.5，95% CI：0.3-0.9）。
EDs 在学生中的消费正在增加，因此相关政府机构应确保对其进行规范的广告和消费，以避免健康后果。
