Common Co-morbidities among Students Using Alcohol in Mount Kenya University, Nairobi

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Rahab W. Gathuci , Dr. Peterson Kimiru Mwangi , Rev. Dr. Manya Stephen

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P115

How to Cite?

Rahab W. Gathuci , Dr. Peterson Kimiru Mwangi , Rev. Dr. Manya Stephen, "Common Co-morbidities among Students Using Alcohol in Mount Kenya University, Nairobi," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 99-105, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P115

Abstract:

Alcohol use has been reported to have serious health and social effects among University students. In order to ascertain this assertion, this study examined some of the common co morbidities that co-exist with alcohol use. The study was conducted among 126 undergraduate students at Mount Kenya University in Nairobi, Kenya. To select the sample, stratified purposeful sampling method was applied and respondents screened using a questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory to screen for depression; Beck Anxiety Inventory for anxiety and an Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for alcohol use. The Intraclass correlation coefficient test (ICC) that measures the reliability for alcohol, depression and anxiety clusters found a high ICC (p=0.0001) which means that depression, anxiety and alcohol use are co-morbid.

Keywords:

Common Co-morbidities, Alcohol, Mount Kenya University, Nairobi

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