Search for dissertations about: "alcohol consumption among students"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol consumption among students.

2. 1. Sexual behaviour among Ugandan university students: A gender perspective

   Author : Devika Mehra; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sexual behaviour; alcohol; university students; condom; contraception; sexual coercion; academic performance; Uganda;

   Abstract : Feminisation of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is an important public health concern. Therefore, it is crucial that we understand the various risk factors that shape unsafe sexual behaviours among young people in Uganda. READ MORE

4. 2. Risky Health Behaviour among Adolescents

   Author : Petter Lundborg; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social economics; Social ekonomi; risky health behaviour; peer effects; substance use; illicit-drug use; smoking; alcohol; Econometric analysis; risk perception;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays on risky health behaviour among adolescents. In the first paper, Young people and alcohol: an econometric analysis, the purpose was to analyse the determinants of adolescent drinking behaviour within an economic-theoretical framework. READ MORE

5. 3. Alcohol-related harm among youth in Sweden

   Author : Siri Thor; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Compared to before the turn of the millennium, adolescents are now less likely to drink alcohol and to engage in heavy episodic drinking, both in Sweden and in many other countries. However, in societies where alcohol is consumed, alcohol-related harm is almost always present and alcohol consumption is still the leading risk factor for mortality and morbidity among 15–24-year-olds and is related to a wide range of adverse consequences. READ MORE

6. 4. Alcohol Intervention Studies in University Students. Randomised Controlled Trials of Responsible Beverage Service and High Risk Drinking

   Author : Kent Johnsson; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; University; Psykiatri; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; Psychiatry; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Breath alcohol concentration.; AUDIT.; Trajectory.; Randomized Controlled Trial.; Normative feedback.; Alcohol prevention; klinisk psykologi; Server intervention.; College; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : The aim was to study implementation and efficacy of two intervention techniques for risky alcohol consumption in university students. One technique was the Responsible Beverage Service Programme modified for use in students pubs. READ MORE

7. 5. Trading in sexual currency: Transactional sex, sexual coercion and sexual behaviours among young people in Uganda

   Author : Vikas Choudhry; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Uganda; youth; university; transactional sex; alcohol; risky sexual behaviors; sexual coercion; gender norms; sexual scripts; globalization; bio-ecological systems;

   Abstract : The growing incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people, particularly HIV, is a public health concern in Uganda. There is increasing evidence that Ugandan youth engage in risky sexual behaviors, transactional sex, and experience sexual coercion. READ MORE