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Status of Substance use among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Selected Government Medical College in Puducherry - An Explanatory Mixed Method Study

Indian journal of community medicine, 2023-04, Vol.48 (2), p.258-263 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Community Medicine. ;COPYRIGHT 2023 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd. ;Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2023 ;ISSN: 0970-0218 ;EISSN: 1998-3581 ;DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_202_22 ;PMID: 37323748

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  • Title:
    Status of Substance use among Undergraduate Medical Students in a Selected Government Medical College in Puducherry - An Explanatory Mixed Method Study
  • Author: Lokesh, N ; Sivaranjini, K ; Rajaa, Sathish ; Bharadwaj, Balaji ; Sahu, Swaroop Kumar
  • Subjects: alcohol ; Analysis ; College students ; Health aspects ; india ; Medical students ; Methods ; Original ; Substance abuse ; substance use ; Surveys ; tobacco
  • Is Part Of: Indian journal of community medicine, 2023-04, Vol.48 (2), p.258-263
  • Description: Studies have shown increase in health-risking behavior and a decline in health-promoting behavior among medical students during their stay in medical school. This study aims to determine the prevalence and reason for substance abuse among the undergraduate medical students in a selected medical college in Puducherry. This was a facility-based explanatory mixed method study conducted from May 2019 to July 2019. Assessment of their substance abuse was done using ASSIST questionnaire. Substance use was summarized as proportions with 95% CI. A total of 379 participants were included in the study. The mean age of the study participants was 20 years (± 1.34). The most prevalent substance use was alcohol (10.8%). About 1.9% and 1.6% of students surveyed consume tobacco and cannabis, respectively. Facilitating factors for substance use as perceived by the participants were stress, peer pressure, easy availability of substances, socialization, curiosity, and awareness knowledge about safe limits of alcohol and tobacco.
  • Publisher: India: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0970-0218
    EISSN: 1998-3581
    DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_202_22
    PMID: 37323748
  • Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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