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dc.contributor.authorHallett, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorHowat, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMaycock, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorKypri, K.
dc.contributor.authorDhaliwal, Satvinder
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:57:20Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:57:20Z
dc.date.created2012-03-05T20:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHallett, Jonathan and Howat, Peter and Maycock, Bruce and McManus, Alexandra and kypri, Kypros and Dhaliwal, Satvinder. 2012. Undergraduate student drinking and related harms at an Australian university: Web-based survey of a large random sample. BMC Public Health. 12 (37): pp. 1-8.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36733
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2458-12-37
dc.description.abstract

Background: There is considerable interest in university student hazardous drinking among the media and policy makers. However there have been no population-based studies in Australia to date. We sought to estimate the prevalence and correlates of hazardous drinking and secondhand effects among undergraduates at a Western Australian university. Method: We invited 13,000 randomly selected undergraduate students from a commuter university in Australia to participate in an online survey of university drinking. Responses were received from 7,237 students (56%), who served as participants in this study. Results: Ninety percent had consumed alcohol in the last 12 months and 34% met criteria for hazardous drinking (AUDIT score ≥ 8 and greater than 6 standard drinks in one sitting in the previous month). Men and Australian/New Zealand residents had significantly increased odds (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.9-2.3; OR: 5.2; 95% CI: 4.4-6.2) of being categorised as dependent (AUDIT score 20 or over) than women and non-residents. In the previous 4 weeks, 13% of students had been insulted or humiliated and 6% had been pushed, hit or otherwise assaulted by others who were drinking. One percent of respondents had experienced sexual assault in this time period.Conclusions: Half of men and over a third of women were drinking at hazardous levels and a relatively large proportion of students were negatively affected by their own and other students' drinking. There is a need for intervention to reduce hazardous drinking early in university participation.

dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.titleUndergraduate student drinking and related harms at an Australian university: Web-based survey of a large random sample
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume12
dcterms.source.number37
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage8
dcterms.source.issn1471-2458
dcterms.source.titleBMC Public Health
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curtin.departmentWestern Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research (Curtin Research Centre)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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