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  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Alcohol use among college students is a significant public health concern with diverse negative outcomes.
  • Current interventions often overlook variations in alcohol use patterns across different academic disciplines.
  • Evidence suggests academic streams influence alcohol consumption, a factor understudied in India.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among students in diverse collegiate educational streams in Kerala, India.
  • To investigate how academic disciplines like medicine, nursing, engineering, and arts influence student alcohol consumption patterns.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 5784 college students in Kerala, India.
  • Self-administered questionnaires collected data on alcohol use and psychosocial correlates.
  • Multivariable logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with alcohol use within each academic stream.

Main Results:

  • Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use ranged from 10.6% in nursing to 41.7% in the 'other' stream (law/fisheries).
  • Medical and nursing students showed a lower proportion of hazardous alcohol users.
  • Male gender and tobacco use were consistent risk factors across streams, while Muslim community affiliation showed a protective association.

Conclusions:

  • Significant variations in alcohol use prevalence and psychosocial correlates exist across different academic streams among Indian college students.
  • Findings underscore the need to incorporate course-specific characteristics into public health interventions for improved effectiveness.