Undergraduate student drinking and related harms at an Australian university: web-based survey of a large random sample

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Satvinder S Dhaliwal¹  Alexandra McManus²  Kypros Kypri³  Bruce R Maycock⁴  Peter M Howat⁴  Jonathan Hallett⁴ 

[1] Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University, 10 Selby Street, Shenton Park, Subiaco, Australia;School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Australia;Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Australia;School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, Australia;Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, 18 Frederick Street, Dunedin, New Zealand;Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Australia;Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University, 10 Selby Street, Shenton Park, Subiaco, Australia;National Drug Institute, Curtin University, 10 Selby Street, Shenton Park, Subiaco, Australia;

关键词: Sexual Assault;    Hazardous Drinking;    Standard Drink;    Hazardous Alcohol;    Student Drinking;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-37

 received in 2011-09-13, accepted in 2012-01-16,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThere is considerable interest in university student hazardous drinking among the media and policy makers. However there have been no population-based studies in Australia to date. We sought to estimate the prevalence and correlates of hazardous drinking and secondhand effects among undergraduates at a Western Australian university.MethodWe invited 13,000 randomly selected undergraduate students from a commuter university in Australia to participate in an online survey of university drinking. Responses were received from 7,237 students (56%), who served as participants in this study.ResultsNinety percent had consumed alcohol in the last 12 months and 34% met criteria for hazardous drinking (AUDIT score ≥ 8 and greater than 6 standard drinks in one sitting in the previous month). Men and Australian/New Zealand residents had significantly increased odds (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.9-2.3; OR: 5.2; 95% CI: 4.4-6.2) of being categorised as dependent (AUDIT score 20 or over) than women and non-residents. In the previous 4 weeks, 13% of students had been insulted or humiliated and 6% had been pushed, hit or otherwise assaulted by others who were drinking. One percent of respondents had experienced sexual assault in this time period.ConclusionsHalf of men and over a third of women were drinking at hazardous levels and a relatively large proportion of students were negatively affected by their own and other students' drinking. There is a need for intervention to reduce hazardous drinking early in university participation.Trial registrationACTRN12608000104358

【 授权许可】

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