Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Programs
Public Health Program
Abstract
Background: Heavy drinking among university students has been globally recognized as a major public health burden. In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, studies on this issue have been scant, country-specific and in different time frames. The aim of this study was to identify social and behavioral factors associated with binge drinking among university students in nine ASEAN countries.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 among 8809 undergraduate university students from 13 universities in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam using self-administered questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the associated factors.
Results: More than half (62.3%) of the study sample were female with a mean age of 20.5 (SD = 2.0) years. Of total, 12.8% were infrequent (
Conclusions: Findings from this study indicate a need for devising or refining university health promotion programs that integrate binge drinking, other substance use, co-occurring addictive behaviors and health beliefs in the respective countries.
Recommended Citation
Yi, S., Ngin, C., Peltzer, K., & Pengpid, S. (2017). Health and behavioral factors associated with binge drinking among university students in nine ASEAN countries. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 12 [Article 32].
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 12 [Article 32]. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original material can be found here.
