Dataset on perception of public college students on underage drinking in Nigeria
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Alcohol is the most widely used substance of abuse among youths
in Nigeria. Underage drinking poses a serious public health problem
in most colleges and despite the health and safety risk, consumption
of alcohol is rising. Having recourse to the public health
objective on alcohol by the World Health organization, which is to
reduce the health burden caused by the harmful use of alcohol,
thereby saving live and reducing injuries, this data article explored
the nature of alcohol use among college students, binge drinking
and the consequences of alcohol consumption. Secondary school
students are in a transition developmentally and this comes with
its debilitating effects such as risky alcohol use which affects their
health and educational attainment [1,2]. This data article consists
of data obtained from 809 (ages 14e20 years) participants from
selected schools in Ota, near Lagos State, Nigeria. For data collection,
the youth questionnaire on underage drinking was employed.
This data article presents information on participants' alcohol
demographics. Analyses of the data can provide insights into heavy
episodic drinking (HED), ever drinkers, prevalence of alcohol
consumption, strategies to reducing alcohol use, reasons for
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BF Psychology, H Social Sciences (General)