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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey

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Abstract

Background:

Limited data is available on substance use among university students in Turkey. This study aims to determine the prevalence of substance use among this target group.

Methods:

A total of 1,720 students were surveyed to assess substance use, and relationships between sociodemographic variables and substance use were assessed using both univariate and multivariate analyses.

Results:

Of the recorded student sample, 6.4 % reported having used a substance; 2.8 % used one within the past year. Prevalence of cannabis use at least once during life-time was 5.9 %. Males living alone, or students with families residing abroad increased the risk of substance use.

Conclusion:

Preventive interventions for substance use problems should consider factors related with family relations of the youth.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    İnci Özgür İlhan & Yıldırım B. Doğan

  2. Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatma Yıldırım

  3. Başkent University Faculty of Education, Ankara, Turkey

    Hatice Demirbaş

  4. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Kliniği, 06100, Dikimevi, Ankara, Turkey

    İnci Özgür İlhan

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Correspondence to İnci Özgür İlhan.

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Submitted: 20 June 2007; revised: 07 May 2008; accepted: 14 May 2008

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İlhan, İ.Ö., Yıldırım, F., Demirbaş, H. et al. Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey. Int J Public Health 54, 40–44 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-7049-1

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