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Identifier

000377249

Title

Επικίνδυνες συμπεριφορές υγείας του φοιτητικού πληθυσμού : κάπνισμα,κατανάλωση αλκοόλ,χρήση μαριχουάνας και επικίνδυνες ερωτικές επαφές

Alternative Title

Risky behaviors among college students:smoking ,alcohol consumption marijuana use and risky sexual behaviors

Author

Θεοδοσάκη, Γεωργία

Thesis advisor

Τζανάκης, Νικόλαος

Reviewer

Βαρδαβάς, Κωνσταντίνος

Abstract

Risky behaviors among college students are a major public problem in modern societies. Although smoking prevalence is declined, alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors have increased. The prevalence of marijuana use remains on low levels. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of substance use and risky sexual behaviors among college students in University of Crete at 2011. Specifically, we investigate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, marijuana use and risky sexual behaviors and the correlations among them. Our study sample was 1061 students 18 – 24 years old. Men were 370 and women were 691. The overall prevalence for tobacco smoking was 25% (men 40%, women 60%) and alcohol consumption was 99% (men 32%, women 64%). Marijuana use prevalence was 10% (men 57%, women 41%) and risky sexual behavior was 63% (men 41%, women 57%). Logistic regression showed that tobacco smokers consumped recently higher amounts of alcohol (OR=5.05, CI=3.72 – 6.85), heavier drinkes smoked more days last month (OR=5.05, CI=3.55 – 7.10) and had used recently marijuana (OR=6.84, CI=3.13 – 14.92). The 67% of marijuana users consumped alcohol in younger age and 77% of them consumped recently higher amounts of alcohol. Students with higher overall number of sexual partners were shown having use recently marijuana (OR=7.30, CI=4.57 – 11.66). More detailed researches should be conducted and primary health care policies should be made in order to prevent future public health implications of such risky behaviors.

Language

Greek

Subject

College students

Health implications

Public health

Risky sexual behaviors

Substance use

Επικίνδυνες ερωτικές επαφές

Επιπτώσεις στην υγεία

Φοιτητικός πλυθυσμός

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