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T1 Patterns of alcohol consumption and use of health services in Spanish university students: UniHcos project
A1 Romero Rodríguez, Esperanza
A1 Amezcua Prieto, María del Carmen
A1 Suárez Varela, María Morales
A1 Ayán Pérez, Carlos
A1 Mateos Campos, Ramona
A1 Martín Sánchez, Vicente
A1 Ortíz Moncada, Rocío
A1 Redondo Martín, Susana
A1 Alguacil Ojeda, Juan
A1 Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel
A1 Blázquez Abellán, Gemma
A1 Alonso Molero, Jéssica
A1 Cancela Carral, José María
A1 Valero Juan, Luis Félix
A1 Fernández Villa, Tania
K1 Alcoholism
K1 Drinking of alcoholic beverages
K1 Alcohol - Consumo
K1 Youth - Alcohol use
K1 Jóvenes - Consumo de alcohol
K1 Higher education
K1 Estudiantes universitarios - España
K1 Health Services Research
K1 Salud, Servicios de  - Investigación
K1 Emergency Services
K1 Servicios médicos de urgencia
K1 Primary care (Medicine)
K1 Atención primaria de salud
K1 6113.01 Alcoholismo
K1 5312.04 Educación
K1 3212 Salud Publica
AB The aim of the study was to examine the association of alcohol consumption patterns (hazardous alcohol use and binge drinking) and the use of emergency services and primary care consultations in university students. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at eleven Spanish universities collaborating within the uniHcos Project. University students completed an online questionnaire that assessed hazardous alcohol use and binge drinking using the AUDIT questionnaire and evaluated the use of emergency services and primary care. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed, as well as the chi-squared test and Student’s t-test and nonconditional logistic regression models to examine this association. Results: There were 10,167 participants who completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of hazardous alcohol use was 16.9% (95% CI: 16.2–17.6), while the prevalence of binge drinking was 48.8% (95% CI: 47.9–49.8). There were significant differences in the use of emergency services in those surveyed with hazardous alcohol use (p < 0.001) or binge drinking pattern (p < 0.001). However, no significant differences were observed in terms of attendance during primary care visits in individuals with hazardous alcohol use (p = 0.367) or binge drinking pattern (p = 0.755). The current study shows the association between university students with a pattern of hazardous alcohol use or binge drinking and greater use of emergency services. However, no significant association was observed between the said consumption patterns and the use of primary care services.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62792
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62792
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, Vol. 19, Nº. 10, 6158
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-jun-2024