title: Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. iilhan@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Inci Ozgür
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirbaş
authors.forename: Yildirim B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs