Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

A study on Alcohol abuse and students attitude

Dr. R. Ramani, Dr. A. Aravind, Dr. E. Kandasamy Alias Kumar

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 Back ground: Alcohol consumption  has increased in  recent times due to various  cultural transformation. It  has become a  part and parcel of  social habits. More and more cases of alcohol induced liver disease start surfacing  and  thereby causing economic impact on the  society. Objective:  Identify the prevalence of alcohol consumption among medical students, to assess attitude of students towards alcohol consumption. Materials and methods: A total of 100 students  of Government medical college were informed about the proposed survey and asked to fill up questionnaire in an anonymous manner with consent.The data collected were  general opinion about consumption of alcohol by students, whether students know abut ill effects of alcohol,  frequency of alcohol consumption , amount spent on alcohol consumption. Results : The response rate was 92%. 76(82.6%) felt that students consume alcohol, 88 (95.6%) know about ill effects of alcohol, 12(13.04%) accept that they consume alcohol occasionally, 14(15.2%) consider that consumption of alcohol in small quantities is not bad and 6 (6.5%) accepted  that they consume  alcohol and spend  some money  for alcohol  regularly. Conclusion : Sizable portion of students feels that students consume alcohol  and  significant portion  consume specific and of alcohol and spend  some money  .It  is advisable to  create  more awareness among students  regarding the health and economical impact of alcohol  consumption  .

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Dr.R.Ramani, Dr.A.Aravind, Dr.E.Kandasamy alias Kumar, A study on Alcohol abuse and students attitude, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-8, AUGUST-2017

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