Illict drug use and academia in North Kosovo: Prevalence, patterns, predictors and health-related quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study were to estimate the prevalence and patterns of illicit drug use in a sample of University students from North Kosovo, to assess factors associated with illicit drug use and to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among students according to illicit drug use.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Student Public Health Center, where 514 University students were enrolled from April to June 2015 in North Kosovo. Participants completed the general socio-demographic and behavioral questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the SF-36 questionnaire for HRQoL assessment. Data on lifetime illicit drug use were self-reported.

Results

As much as 16.0% of students reported ever illicit drug use. The most frequently

SUBMITTER: Gazibara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6047773 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature