Effect of psychoactive substance use on academic activities and performance among undergraduates of University of Lagos

Research Journal of Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.4314/rejhs.v11i3.8

B. Osalusi, O. Koleowo, O. Ogunsemi, L. Ogunjimi, T. Afe, A. Ale, A. Agboola, M. Deji-Agboola

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Background: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of psychoactive substance use on academic performance among university students of Lagos undergraduates. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study to assess psychoactive substance use and its relation to academic performance among undergraduate students of the University of Lagos. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the participants. Data was collected using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire adapted from WHO model core questionnaire self-administered format. Data was collected and analyzed using the free-liscence software package Epi-Info, version 7.2.2.16. Chi square and Fisher's exact were used to test for any significant association between psychoactive substances use and academic performance of the respondents. Level of significance (p) was set at 0.05. Result. Prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 28.6%. Male and female respondents were270 (69.77%) and 117(30.23%) respectively, with age range between 14 and 30 and mean age of 20.51 (SD)(±2.91) year. Alcohol was the most abused substance with 68.99%, this was followed by cigarette with 20.67% ever use prevalence. The mean age of first use of psychoactive substance was 16.31±3.89. Using the Grade Point Average system from the previous semester, majority of the respondents (87.08%) had GPA >2.50. Both frequency of studying and mean CGPA was statistically better among non-life time users and non-current users of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis in the male group. However there was no statical significance among female group. Using fischer exact test to assess the effect of age of first substance use and mean CGPA. The age of first substance use was statistically significant for tobacco p = 0.007. Conclusion. Psychoactive substance use among students was common and negatively associated with students’ academic performance especially among male gender.

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精神活性物质使用对拉各斯大学本科生学习活动和成绩的影响

背景：本研究的目的是评估精神活性物质的使用对拉各斯大学生学习成绩的影响。方法：这是一项描述性的横断面研究，旨在评估拉各斯大学本科生中精神活性物质的使用及其与学习成绩的关系。采用多阶段抽样技术来选择参与者。数据采用自填半结构化问卷收集，该问卷改编自世界卫生组织模型核心问卷自填格式。使用免费的liscence软件包Epi Info（版本7.2.2.16）收集和分析数据。卡方检验和Fisher精确检验被调查者使用精神活性物质和学习成绩之间是否存在显著关联。显著性水平（p）设定为0.05。后果精神活性物质使用的患病率为28.6%。男性和女性受访者分别为270人（69.77%）和117人（30.23%），年龄在14至30岁之间，平均年龄为20.51（SD）（±2.91）岁。酒精是滥用最多的物质，占68.99%，其次是香烟，有史以来使用率为20.67%。首次使用精神活性物质的平均年龄为16.31±3.89岁。使用上学期的平均绩点系统，大多数受访者（87.08%）的GPA>2.50。在男性组中，非终身使用者和非当前酒精、烟草和大麻使用者的研究频率和平均CGPA在统计上都更好。但女性组间无统计学意义。使用fischer精确检验来评估首次使用药物的年龄和平均CGPA的影响。烟草首次使用物质的年龄具有统计学意义，p=0.007。结论学生中精神活性物质的使用很常见，并且与学生的学习成绩呈负相关，尤其是在男性中。

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