Publication date: Jul 12, 2023
Mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Among university students, alcohol use and poor mental health are associated with risky sexual behavior. Given the syndemic occurrence of these disorders most especially in young adults, we describe the relationship between them so as to guide and intensify current interventions on reducing their burden in this population. This was a cross-sectional study based on an online survey among healthcare professional university students that captured sociodemographic characteristics, risky sexual behavior, alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression. Structural equation modelling was used to describe the relationship between these variables using RStudio. We enrolled a total of 351 participants of which 11% (37/351) had Alcohol Use Disorder, 33% (117/351) had depressive symptoms and 32% (111/351) had symptoms of anxiety. A model describing the relationship between these variables was found to fit well both descriptively and statistically [χ = 44. 437, df = 21, p-value = 0. 01, CFI = 0. 989, TFI = 0. 980, RMSEA = 0. 056]. All observed variables were found to fit significantly and positively onto their respective latent factors (AUD, anxiety, depression and risky sexual behavior). AUD was found to be significantly associated with risky sexual behavior (β = 0. 381, P
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | Alcohol use disorder |
| Psychiatry | And Uganda |
| Students | Anxiety |
| Depression | |
| Health professional students | |
| Risky sexual behavior | |
| Structural equation modelling |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Alcohol use disorder |
| disease | MESH | causes |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Ethanol |
| disease | MESH | anxiety disorder |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | psychiatric disorders |
| disease | MESH | morbidity |
| disease | MESH | HIV infection |
| disease | MESH | drug interactions |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Trestolone |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Methionine |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Indoleacetic acid |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Cysteamine |
| disease | MESH | Marital Status |
| disease | MESH | Depressive disorders |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Folic Acid |
| disease | MESH | comorbidity |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Proline |
| drug | DRUGBANK | gamma-Aminobutyric acid |
| disease | MESH | lifestyles |
| disease | MESH | alcohol problems |
| disease | MESH | non communicable diseases |
| disease | MESH | AIDS |
| disease | MESH | major depressive disorder |
| disease | MESH | adverse childhood experiences |
| disease | MESH | suicidal ideation |
| disease | MESH | COVID 19 pandemic |
| pathway | KEGG | Alcoholism |
| disease | MESH | schizophrenia |