Alcohol and Substance Use Survey of 431 Undergraduates in Southwest Nigeria

Southwest Nigeria is the geographic scope for this survey of 431 students aged 15-25 from four private universities. The data was collected using an adapted WHO drug use questionnaire and analyzed by Olujide Adekeye. Results show prevalence rates for substances like cigarettes (81%) and alcohol (72%), and identify age as a significant predictor of use.

Use Cases

• Predicting substance use risk based on demographic factors like age mentioned in the results
• Analyzing prevalence patterns for substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, and energy drinks
• Modeling the influence of social factors like peer influence and parental use, which were tested in the study

Strengths

• Data from 431 respondents provides a substantive sample size.
• Uses a validated WHO questionnaire for data collection, suggesting methodological rigor.
• Includes inferential statistics results (beta coefficients, t-values, p-values) in the description.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias, being limited to four private universities in one Nigerian region.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Olujide Adekeye

Collection Method

Survey using an adapted WHO drug use questionnaire administered to randomly selected students.

Geography

Four private tertiary institutions in Southwest Nigeria