Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Emil Danehorn - Linnaeus University
Description
Aims: The aim of this study was to follow up on exchange students’ alcohol use, drug use, mental health, self-rated health, and risky sexual behaviour after a semester abroad and to compare them with students who remained on campus.
Methods: The study design was a follow-up study based on a previous baseline survey of 114 prospective exchange students and 451 campus students. Out of the original 565 students, 48 (42.1%) prospective exchange students and 209 (43.3%) campus students responded to the follow-up. Both the baseline survey and the follow-up survey included the General Health Questionnaire 12, one single item from Self-Rated Health, and nine items from Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behaviour in Young People in Sweden.
Results: We found a statistically significant proportional increase in weekly consumption of alcohol among exchange students after their semester abroad. A larger proportion exchange student had sex with a new partner and sex with more than three partners during the last six months compared to follow-up campus students.
Conclusions: Our findings indicate that prospecti
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Health and Caring Sciences
Data contains personal data
No
Ethics Review
Swedish Ethical Review Authority - Ref. Regional Ethical Board in Linköping (Dnr 2017/504-3).
Unit of analysis
Population
Students
Time Method
Study design
Observational study
Cross-sectional study
Description of study design
The study design was a follow-up study based on a previous baseline survey of 114 prospective exchange students and 451 campus students. Out of the original 565 students, 48 (42.1%) prospective exchange students and 209 (43.3%) campus students responded to the follow-up. Both the baseline survey and the follow-up survey included the General Health Questionnaire 12, one single item from Self-Rated Health, and nine items from Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behaviour in Young People in Sweden.
Time period(s) investigated
2018-06-01 – ongoing
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Kronoberg County, Kalmar County
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Associated documentation
Version 1
https://doi.org/10.5878/ca00-7y04
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Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Emil Danehorn - Linnaeus University
Variables
21
Number of individuals/objects
822
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