TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Correlates of high-risk and low-risk alcohol use among college students in Kerala, India
JO  - Journal of psychoactive drugs
A1  - Jaisoorya, T. S.
A1  - Gowda, Guru S.
A1  - Nair, B. Sivasankaran
A1  - Menon, Priya G.
A1  - Rani, Anjana
A1  - Radhakrishnan, K. S.
A1  - Revamma, M.
A1  - Jeevan, C. R.
A1  - Kishore, Anupam
A1  - Thennarasu, K.
A1  - Benegal, Vivek
SP  - 54
EP  - 61
VL  - 50
IS  - 1
N2  - This study describes the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among college students in Ernakulam, Kerala State, India. A total of 5784 students from 58 colleges selected by stratified random sampling completed a questionnaire incorporating standardized instruments. The prevalence of lifetime alcohol use was 21.4% with a male predominance. Among users, low-risk, hazardous, and dependent use were 80.2%, 18.3% and 0.9% respectively. Initiation was mostly with friends (45.3%). Both low-risk and high-risk alcohol users (hazardous and dependent users), in comparison to abstainers, had higher odds of being older, non-Muslim, having a part-time job, using other substances, and exposure to sexual abuse. Students who reported low-risk use also had an urban background, more severe psychological distress and suicidal thoughts, while high-risk users had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Students who reported high-risk use compared to low-risk users had higher odds of having a part-time job, tobacco use, and ADHD symptoms. Alcohol use among college students is common, with both low- and high-risk drinking associated with significant morbidity. This study highlights the need to promote public health policies to target and prevent all patterns of alcohol use among young people.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0279-1072
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2017.1370748
ID  - ref1
ER  -