PUBLIC HEALTH e-ISSN 1643-3750 © Med Sci Monit, 2015; 21: 245-261 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.892068

Illegal Drug Use among Female University Students in Slovakia

Received: 2014.07.23 Accepted: 2014.09.18 Published: 2015.01.20

Authors’ Contribution: Study Design  A Data Collection  B Analysis  C Statistical Data Interpretation  D Manuscript Preparation  E Literature Search  F Funds Collection  G

ACD 1 BE 1 EFG 1 BDE 2 E 2

Barbora Matejovičová Jozef Trandžík Janka Schlarmannová Mária Boledovičová Miloš Velemínský

1 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovak Republic 2 Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic



Corresponding Author: Source of support:

Miloš Velemínský, e-mail: [email protected] Cultural and Educational Grant Agency (CEGA/KEGA) of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, KEGA 007UKF-4/2012



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This study is focused on the issue of illegal drug use among female university students preparing to become teachers. The main aim was to determine the frequency of drug abuse in a group of young women (n=215, mean age 20.44 years). Using survey methods, we determined that 33.48% of female university students in Slovakia use illegal drugs and 66.51% of students have never used illegal drugs. Differences between these groups were determined using statistical analysis, mostly in 4 areas of survey questions. We determined that education of parents has a statistically significant influence on use of illegal drugs by their children (c2=10.14; P