Study on Factors Associated with Substance Use Among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The research work focused on study factor associated with substance use among undergraduate students. The study employed self-administered questionnaires to collect data which was analyzed and modelled using binary logistic approach. The logistic regression model was statistically significant, χ² ₍₂₇₎ = 144.006, p < 0.05. The model explained about 13.3% (Nagelkerke R²) of the variance in participants’ response to substance use/drug abuse and correctly classified 67.0% of cases. Females were 1.51 times more likely to use substance or abuse drug than males. The odds ratio (1.431) of single was associated with an increased likelihood of substance use or abuse drug than married or divorced/separated. Starting substance use from secondary school stage was 1.018 times more likely than higher institution and participants from the rural area was associated with a reduction in the likelihood of substance use or abuse drug than those from urban centers.