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University students' alcohol use behaviour and self-efficacy to abstain from alcohol use: data from Ghana.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The university students' alcohol use behaviour and alcohol use self-efficacy data were collected among Ghanaian university students. This survey had two main objectives: (a) to examine the factorial validity, structure, and reliability of the 20-item alcohol abstinence self-efficacy scale among undergraduate students and (b) to examine the role of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in the pros and cons of alcohol use. These two objectives have been published as separate research articles without the data (including data management) that were used for analyses. As the data are not already available as part of these published papers, this data note provides a composite and integrated data grounded on these published research articles with detailed information on the instruments used to collect data, raw data in statistical software, managed/coded data in statistical software, and generated correlation matrix used to perform complex analysis. DATA DESCRIPTION:The data includes information on two major dimensions: (a) alcohol abstinence self-efficacy-negative affect, social interactions and positive states, physical pain/illness, and alcohol craving (thoughts about using) and (b) decisional balance-measuring the benefits (pros) of alcohol use and the costs (cons) of alcohol use. In addition, data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics of students including their age, sex, level/year in school, stream of study, place of residence and religious affiliation. The data collected is more representative of students in private universities.

SUBMITTER: Glozah FN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6794847 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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University students' alcohol use behaviour and self-efficacy to abstain from alcohol use: data from Ghana.

Glozah Franklin N FN Komesuor Joyce J

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<h4>Objectives</h4>The university students' alcohol use behaviour and alcohol use self-efficacy data were collected among Ghanaian university students. This survey had two main objectives: (a) to examine the factorial validity, structure, and reliability of the 20-item alcohol abstinence self-efficacy scale among undergraduate students and (b) to examine the role of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in the pros and cons of alcohol use. These two objectives have been published as separate research ...[more]

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