Table 4.
Review of selected studies assessing alcohol use among students and doctors.
| Country [Reference] | Studied Group; Size | Prevalence | HAZ Cut-Offs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAZ% | HAR% | SEX | AUDIT | AUDIT-C | ||
| Brazil [28] | S; 398 | 22.4 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Finland [12] | S; 465 | 33.0 | - | M | - | M: 6; F: 5 |
| France [21] | P; 515 | 12.6 | 1.2 | F | 8 | M: 5; F: 4 |
| France [29] | S; 171 | 11.0 | 21 | - | 8 | - |
| France [9] | S; 198 | 31.9 | - | F | M: 7; F: 6 | - |
| Germany [30] | S; 80 | 24.0 | - | M | 8 | - |
| Italy [3] | S; 641 | 6.1 | - | F | - | M: 4; F: 3 |
| Korea [5] | S; 323 | 45.5 | T: 13.6; M: 18.4; F: 7.6 | M | 8 | - |
| Korea [18] | N; 922 | 44.6 B | T: 9.5 H; M: 11.2; F: 8.1 | M | M: 9; F: 6 | - |
| Nepal [13] | S; 588 | 47.8 * | 15.3 | - | - | - |
| Netherlands [2] | N; 5401 | 2.0 | - | M | 11 | M: 8; F: 7 |
| Paraguay [14] | S; 157 | 49 ** | - | F | - | M: 4; F: 3 |
| Poland [6] | S; 194 | 54.1 | - | M | - | M: 5; F: 4 |
| Poland [10] | S, N, P; 268 | 16.8 | 1.9 | - | 8 | - |
| Poland [4] | S; 405 | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| Poland [7] | S; 635 | 47.1 | - | M | - | M: 5; F: 4 |
| Poland [11] | N; 500 | 65.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Spain [40] | S; 192 | 49.5 | - | M | M: 9; F: 6 | - |
| Sweden [15] | S; 408 | - | 17.2 | M | 11 & | - |
| United Kingdom [17] | S; 244 | 47.1 | - | M | 8 | - |
| United Kingdom [16] | S; 820 | 4.5 | 5.2 | - | 8 | - |
| United State of America [8] | S; 2710 | 18.1 | - | M | 8 | - |
HAZ, prevalence of hazardous alcohol users (percentages); HAR, prevalence of harmful alcohol users (percentages); SEX, gender predominance of alcohol risky use; S, population of medical students; N, population of other students; P, population of physicians; T, total group; M, male; F, female; -, not available; * alcohol users; ** alcohol misuse/dependence; B binge drinking; H heavy drinking; & cut-off for harmful alcohol use.