Knowledge and prevalence of substance abuse among undergraduate students of a Nigerian university

A. Obi, II Udume, E. Adayonfo, J.N. Obi, RU Obi, DI Nkwagu
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Background: Substance abuse among university students is an evolving concern among young person’s today with grave consequences on health and well-being. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and prevalence of substance abuse among university students in order to identify appropriate preventive measures. Methods:  An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 771 undergraduate students of the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, using pretested self-administered questionnaire. Respondents were selected by a multistage sampling technique, data collected were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25.0. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.050 at 95% confidence interval. Results: The mean age of respondents studied was 23.2 ± 2.3 years. Six hundred and sixty-four (97.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge of substance abuse. The life time prevalence of substance use was 44.4% (n=342) while recent  prevalence of substance use was 68.1% (n= 233). Faculty of students (OR=2.320; CI=1.379 - 2.434; p<0.001), religion (OR: 0.452; CI: 0.048-0.282; p<0.001), family type (OR: 0.240; CI: 1.215-3.118; p=0.006), monthly allowance (OR: 0.375; CI: 1.541-6.707; p=0.002) and knowledge of substance use (OR: 0.235; CI: 0.075-0.740; p=0.013) were identified as significant predictors of substance use. Conclusion: Despite good knowledge of substance abuse and health implications a little less than half of the respondents used substances. There is need to reduce the prevalence of substance use through targeted health educational interventions among this target population.
尼日利亚一所大学本科生对药物滥用的了解和流行程度
背景:大学生滥用药物是当今年轻人日益关注的问题,对健康和幸福造成了严重后果。本研究旨在评估大学生对药物滥用的了解程度和流行率,以确定适当的预防措施: 采用预先测试的自填式问卷,对尼日利亚埃多州贝宁市贝宁大学的 771 名本科生进行了横断面分析研究。受访者通过多阶段抽样技术选出,收集到的数据使用 IBM SPSS 25.0 版进行分析。统计显著性设定为 p < 0.050,置信区间为 95%:受访者的平均年龄为 23.2 ± 2.3 岁。六百六十四名受访者(97.2%)对药物滥用有一定的了解。终生滥用药物的比例为 44.4%(342 人),而近期滥用药物的比例为 68.1%(233 人)。学生所在院系(OR=2.320;CI=1.379 - 2.434;p<0.001)、宗教信仰(OR:0.452;CI:0.048-0.282;p<0.001)、家庭类型(OR:0.240;CI:1.215-3.118;p=0.006)、每月津贴(OR:0.375;CI:1.541-6.707;P=0.002)和药物使用知识(OR:0.235;CI:0.075-0.740;P=0.013)被确定为药物使用的重要预测因素:尽管受访者对药物滥用及其对健康的影响有很好的了解,但仍有不到一半的受访者使用药物。有必要通过有针对性的健康教育干预措施来降低目标人群的药物使用率。
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