Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 457-464, 2002
© 2002 Medical Council on Alcohol
HIGH PREVALENCE, PERSISTENT HAZARDOUS DRINKING AMONG NEW ZEALAND TERTIARY STUDENTS
Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine and
1 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, P. O. Box 913, Dunedin and
2 Centre for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4029, Australia
Received 29 October 2001; first review notified 12 February 2002; accepted 28 February 2002
Aims: To determine the prevalence of hazardous drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences in New Zealand tertiary students, and to identify predictors of hazardous drinking across a 6-month period. Methods: A total of 1480 tertiary students living in halls of residence was surveyed at the start of the academic year, and a subsample of 967 students was followed up 6 months later. Questionnaire items included quantity and frequency of drinking, alcohol-related problems, use of other substances, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Drinking at follow-up was modelled using demographic characteristics, mental well-being, other substance use, alcohol-related problems, and hall drinking norms, measured at baseline. Results: Among drinkers, mean (± SD) weekly consumption was 243 ± 241 and 135 ± 157 g of ethanol for males and females respectively. The majority of male (60.0%) and female (58.2%) drinkers typically consumed more than national safe drinking guidelines. Mean (± SD) AUDIT scores were 10.9 ± 7.6 for males and 7.6 ± 5.9 for females. After controlling for AUDIT scores at baseline, increased AUDIT scores at follow-up were higher with lower age, Maori ethnicity, smoking, cannabis use, high levels of alcohol-related negative consequences, and higher levels of drinking in the student’s hall of residence. Conclusions: Hazardous drinking is widespread and persistent among students living in the halls of residence. There is a need for university alcohol policies and intervention approaches among New Zealand tertiary students.
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