Journal Article

ATTITUDE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TOWARDS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN MANGALORE

Daniel, Deepak, Ravi, Jeevan, Neghandi, Anupa, Santhosh, Pillai, Lakshmi S, Jose, Greeshma Jilson, Haritha, J, Kundapur, Rashmi, Shetty, Devishri

2015

Overview

The objective of this study is to assess the attitude of youngsters towards alcohol consumption. A survey was performed in colleges under NITTE University. Students present at the time of visit were covered. A questionnaire was prepared comprising of a set of 14 questions covering the 3 main objectives of the survey. As per our survey of the 1,150 students, 26.4% (304) students consume alcohol. Of these who consume alcohol, 188 (61.84%) students felt it was safe to drink. Also a majority of 219 students (72.03%) did not want to stop their drinking habits and 225 (74.01%) students haven't tried quitting. Surprisingly, a good 1,050 (91.30%) out of 1,150 students responded that they were aware of the harmful effects of alcohol consumption. The authors have concluded that the students are well informed and they know the ill effects of alcohol consumption even though, most of them consider it as a part of life style.

• Publisher: Nitte University