Gender specific analysis of alcohol use
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Materials and methods Over 2000 students at random in four major universities in Minsk, Belarus were explained the study objectives. Approximately 75% of students in these universities are females. Only those who agreed to participate were considered for the study. A total of 465 males (mean age 21 yrs) and 1030 females (mean age 20.5 yrs) were administered anonymous AUDIT questionnaire and other alcohol related questions. Data analysis: statistical calculations were performed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) 16.0 version for Windows; the criteria of Pearson (c2) and Student’s t-test. The value for significance was as p < 0.05.
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