Drinking, binge drinking, and substance use among health professional students

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dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Julie
dc.contributor.authorSteyl, Tania
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T13:33:27Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T13:33:27Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractAlcohol abuse is a major concern on college and university campuses. Heavy episodic drinking or binge drinking has also become a major health hazard. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between binge drinking and substance use among 2nd year health profession students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa. Two hundred-and-one (201) health profession students were selected to participate in a cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire adopted from the National College Health Risk Behaviour Survey and the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment was used to collect the data. Overall, 34.3% of the study sample reported binge drinking, i.e. having had five or more alcoholic drinks at a sitting. The prevalence of binge drinking varied significantly by gender and race. A strong relationship between binge drinking and other substance use was found(p<0.05). Binge drinking has become a key health hazard and the current study provides evidence that the prevalence of binge drinking among university students remain a public health concern.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationPhillips, J.S. & Steyl, T. (2008). Drinking, binge drinking, and substance use among health professional students. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 14(4): 463-472en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-4315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1215
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherLAM Publications Limiteden_US
dc.rightsCopyright LAM Publications Limited. Publisher granted permission for inclusion of the published file in the Repository.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectBinge drinkingen_US
dc.subjectHealth profession studentsen_US
dc.subjectSubstance useen_US
dc.titleDrinking, binge drinking, and substance use among health professional studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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