Prevalence Of Substance Use Among Students Of Government And Private Medical Colleges
Safa Rizwan, Corresponding author: Dr. Noreena Kausar, Dr. Bushra Bibi, Dr. Shujah-Ul-Hassan.
Abstract
This research aims to assess the prevalence of substance use among students of private and government medical colleges of Punjab, Pakistan.An exploratory research design and multistage stratified proportionate sampling technique was used to conduct the cross-sectional study. A demographics sheet, DAST-10, AUDIT-10 and DSM-5 Level-2- Substance use- Adult was used for data collection. Of the total target population of 2908, 798 (27%) medical students participated.Overall, 128(16%) were found to be vulnerable and among them 9.7% were diagnosed to substance use. The higher usage was reported by males (63.2%) than females (36.8) with statistically significant difference (Z=-4.46, p
Key words: Substance Use, Medical students, Drugs, Alcohol
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