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


CONCLUSIONS
Preventive interventions for substance use problems should consider factors related with family relations of the youth.
Ilhan
Inci Ozgür
IO
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. iilhan@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
Yildirim
Fatma
F
Demirbaş
Hatice
H
Doğan
Yildirim B
YB
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
D013287:Illicit Drugs