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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Suwanna Arunpongpaisal, etc.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Prevalence of Alcohol Drinking Problems Among Medical Students at Khon Kaen University.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand. Vol.51, No.3, July-September 2006, Page 2.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: To determine the prevalence of alcohol drinking problems among medical students at Khon Kaen University in term of hazardous drinking, harmful drinking, dependence drinking patterns, and identify factors associated with alcohol drinking. Material and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study using self-rating questionnaires as an assessment tool in medical students who registered in the academic year 2005. The questionnaire consist of 2 parts: 1) Demographic data of population characteristics, behaviors and associated factors for alcohol drinking, (total 22 items). 2) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Thai version (10 items). Statistics used in this study were prevalence, percentage, mean, standard deviation and 95% confidence interval. Results: A total number of 767 from 1,022 medical students answered the questionnaires (75.04%). The prevalence of alcohol drinking problems among medical students in Khon Kaen University was 6.39% (95% CI=6.36-6.42), divided into the prevalence of hazardous drinking 1.56% (95% CI=1.53-1.57), harmful drinking 2.6% (95% CI=2.57-2.63), and alcohol dependence 2.4% (95% CI=2.37-2.43). The prevalence of these 3 alcohol drinking problems increased according to the years of medical education. Social recreation was the main factor associated with alcohol drinking. Students drank mostly on holidays with their peers at their dormitories. The most common type of alcohol drinking were on their health and financial. Conclusion: Clinical year medical students tended to have a higher prevalence of alcohol drinking problems despite their hard studying and had to take care of the patients. Therefore screening for alcohol drinking problems should be done in the 3re year medical students. Medical curriculum should stress on the harmful effects of alcohol drinking on physical and mental health. Policy of the Faculty of Medicine should be determined for controlling alcohol consumption within safe-limited drinking.

Keywords: medical students, alcohol drinking problems, prevalence, associated factors, hazardous drinking, harmful drinking, dependence drinking, dependence

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2006

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Code: 200700010

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English

Category: Abstract Journal.

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