Gambling Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gambling Participation among University Students in Uganda

Norman David, Nsereko; Mark Mohan, Kaggwa; Tunde, Adebisi; Derrick, Ssewanyana; Veronika Basa, Shaila Hussain; Raymond, Bernard Kihumuro; Nelson, Ssewante; Sulaiman, Bbosa

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dc.contributor.author	Norman David, Nsereko
dc.contributor.author	Mark Mohan, Kaggwa
dc.contributor.author	Tunde, Adebisi
dc.contributor.author	Derrick, Ssewanyana
dc.contributor.author	Veronika Basa, Shaila Hussain
dc.contributor.author	Raymond, Bernard Kihumuro
dc.contributor.author	Nelson, Ssewante
dc.contributor.author	Sulaiman, Bbosa
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-02T13:08:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-02T13:08:11Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07-15
dc.identifier.citation	Nsereko, D.N. ..et..al (2023) Gambling Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gambling Participation among University Students in Uganda,	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/977
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the prevalence of gambling for gain among university students and to gain a theory-based understanding and knowledge of the influence factors of this gambling behaviour based on the University Student Psychosocial Problems Development Theory (USPPDT). Relatively little is known about the factors associated with students’ gambling for financial gain encompassing a student’s biosocial/cultural and psycho characteristics informed by a theory. Participants were recruited from two public and three private universities in Uganda. A total of 1101 randomly selected students participated in the study and 976 (88.6%) completed the survey instruments. The self-reported current prevalence of gambling participation was 281 (28.8%) among university students (≥ 19 years). In agreement with the theory and findings from the study, student demographic characteristics, study program characteristics, student-related health burden characteristics, psychosocial functioning, and antisocial behaviour items were particularly predictive of students’ participation in gambling for financial gain. These risk factors for gambling are not presumed as causation, identifying them points to important implications in terms of prevention and intervention on student gambling behaviour. This points to a considered interplay of different players in designing transversal strategies for a student at risk for gambling.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Open Peer review on Qeios	en_US
dc.subject	Gambling	en_US
dc.subject	Psychosocial Problems	en_US
dc.subject	Theory	en_US
dc.subject	Transversal Strategies	en_US
dc.subject	Students	en_US
dc.title	Gambling Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gambling Participation among University Students in Uganda	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US