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| Title |
Alcohol consumption among university students in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014: a systematic review
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2843-1 |
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| Authors |
Martin P. Davoren, Jakob Demant, Frances Shiely, Ivan J. Perry |
| Abstract |
Alcohol is a leading cause of global suffering. Europe reports the uppermost volume of alcohol consumption in the world, with Ireland and the United Kingdom reporting the highest levels of binge drinking and drunkenness. Levels of consumption are elevated among university students. Thus, this literature review aims to summarise the current research on alcohol consumption among university students in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsychInfo were systematically searched for literature from January 2002 until December 2014. Each database was searched using the following search pillars: alcohol, university student, Ireland or the United Kingdom and prevalence studies. Two thousand one hundred twenty eight articles were retrieved from electronic database searching. These were title searched for relevance. 113 full texts were retrieved and assessed for eligibility. Of these, 29 articles were deemed to meet inclusion criteria for the review. Almost two thirds of students reported a hazardous alcohol consumption score on the AUDIT scale. Over 20 % reported alcohol problems over their lifetime using CAGE while over 20 % exceed sensible limits each week. Noteworthy is the narrowing of the gender gap throughout the past decade. This is the first review to investigate consumption patterns of university students in Ireland and the United Kingdom. A range of sampling strategies and screening tools are employed in alcohol research which preclude comparability. The current review provides an overview of consumption patterns to guide policy development. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 36 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 | 44% |
| Ireland | 5 | 14% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Kenya | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 72% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 11% |
| Scientists | 4 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 273 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 271 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 64 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 47 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 6% |
| Researcher | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 34 | 12% |
| Unknown | 79 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 56 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 18 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 32 | 12% |
| Unknown | 90 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2016.
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#1,511,368
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#1,665
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#25,620
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#26
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So far Altmetric has tracked 15,466 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 89% of its peers.
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