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Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors Among Dilla University Students, Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
20 Pages Posted: 22 Jul 2020
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Introduction: Compared to other deadly communicable diseases, Psychoactive Substance use is among the leading cause of death. Repeated use linked to addiction, dependence and predisposition for criminal and antisocial behaviours. Even though drug use in Africa relatively is short; however the abuse of the drug in Africa is escalating rapidly. Substances use is also one of the most burning and growing public health problems in Ethiopia, as in many developing countries; alcohol is the most frequently used substance.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the Prevalence of Alcohol use and associated factors among Dilla University undergraduate students in Southern Ethiopia, 2018.
Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Dilla University among undergraduate regular students from January-February. Systematic random sampling technique was used to get a total of 803 samples of students from each year and the department of the university. The collected data were coded, entered into EPI-INFO version7.1 and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Crude and adjusted OR were analyzed using logistic regression and the level of significance of association was determined at P-value <0.05.
Result: A total of 803 participants were interviewed with a response rate of 91.7%. Among the Participants, alcohol use was found to be (41.8%; n=336). Being 4th-year students (AOR =2.66, 95% CI: 1.64, 4.31), having friends who use the substance (AOR=1.53, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.1), being Khat user (AOR= 1.48, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.09) and being Cigarette smoker (AOR=1.76, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.84) were found to be significantly associated with alcohol use.
Conclusion: In the current study, half of the participants found to have alcohol use. Therefore, early prevention, detection and alleviating of alcohol use should be implemented among students in the university.
Funding Statement: Not applicable.
Declaration of Interests: The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest.
Ethics Approval Statement: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Dilla University. Written consent was obtained from each participant during data collection.
Keywords: psychoactive, prevalence, alcohol use, students, Ethiopia
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