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PATTERN OF CONSUMPTION, AWARENESS, AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE-CONTAINING BEVERAGES AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SOHAG UNIVERSITY, A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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• Applied Toxicology

Abstract

Background: Medical students are exposed to high academic stress and consume caffeinated beverages to enhance their performance. Objectives: The study aims to identify consumption patterns, awareness, and adverse effects of caffeine-containing beverages as energy drinks among medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional study included healthy 350 medical students with a mean age group of 20 + 2 years using an interview questionnaire between October 2023 and January 2024. Results: The prevalence of caffeinated beverage consumption was high among participants (86.3%). The most consumed caffeinated beverage was tea 250 (82.7%), then coffee 238 (78.8%), then carbonated drinks 149 (49.3%), then energy drinks (ED) 111 (36.7%) with overlapping between them. The awareness section reflects the lack of knowledge and awareness among participants. The main reason for their consumption was alertness, which reflects the goal of consumption in the chosen population. There were 219 (72.5%) of consumers suffering from withdrawal manifestations. Headache, difficulty concentrating, and disturbed mood were the most common three withdrawal symptoms. There were 249 (82.5%) of consumers suffering from intoxication. The most common five symptoms were tachycardia 172 (56.9%), GIT disturbance 154 (50.9%), nervousness 152 (50.3%), restlessness 141 (46.6%), and insomnia 138 (45.6%), with overlapping between symptoms. Conclusion: The intake of caffeine-containing drinks among Sohag medical students was quite high and surpassed safe levels, necessitating programs to raise their awareness about the health consequences of excessive caffeine consumption.

DOI

10.21608/ejfsat.2024.285665.1327

Keywords

Caffeinated beverages, Intoxication, Medical students

Authors

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag ,Egypt

Email

hendzaied37@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0009-0009-8925-363X

First Name

Tasneem

Last Name

Bakheet

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of public health and community medicine Faculty of medicine Sohag University

Email

tasneem.bakheet@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0001-5159-4329

First Name

Azza

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Omar

Affiliation

Department of forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag ,Egypt

Email

profazza511@gmail.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

-

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Aref

MiddleName

Gamal

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine , Sohag University

Email

hend_gamal2000@yahoo.com

City

sohag

Orcid

-

Volume

24

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

48286

Issue Date

2024-06-01

Receive Date

2024-05-03

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

87

Page End

100

Print ISSN

1687-0875

Online ISSN

2535-1915

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/article_375355.html

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375,355

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429

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Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology

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https://ejfsat.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

PATTERN OF CONSUMPTION, AWARENESS, AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE-CONTAINING BEVERAGES AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SOHAG UNIVERSITY, A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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Created At

23 Dec 2024