Publications by authors named "Milan Parlic"
Article Synopsis
- People living in conflict-affected regions, like northern Kosovo, show higher smoking rates, with 22.6% of the studied students identifying as smokers.
- The study found that a father's higher education level and not living with smokers were linked to former smoking, while factors such as studying certain subjects, alcohol consumption, and living with smokers were tied to light and heavy smoking.
- The findings suggest that effective smoking prevention and support programs should involve the broader community to address interrelated smoking behaviors and mental health concerns.
HIV-related stigma could delay the identification and treatment of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly in regions affected by ethnic conflicts. The aims of this study were to assess attitudes towards PLHIV and examine factors associated with stronger positive attitudes towards PLHIV among university students in the Serbian province of Kosovo. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Pristina temporarily settled in Kosovska Mitrovica during the academic year 2013-2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatterns of condom use in a university student population residing in a high-risk area for HIV infection.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
August 2020
Objective: The study objective was to investigate factors associated with condom use among university students.
Methods: During the 2013-2014 academic year, 1017 first and fourth year students from the University of Pristina temporarily seated in Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and risky behaviours.
Results: Condom use during the most recent sexual encounter and with casual partners was reported by just over half of participants.
Although studies on HIV knowledge have previously been conducted in central Serbia and southern Kosovo, none has included the Serbian population residing in the northern part of the Kosovo province. The aim of this study was to assess HIV-related knowledge and to estimate factors contributing to a higher HIV-related knowledge level among Serbian university students in the Kosovo province. A cross-sectional study including 1017 first- and fourth-year students enrolled at the University of Pristina temporarily seated in Kosovska Mitrovica was carried out during the academic year 2013-2014.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study were to estimate the prevalence and patterns of illicit drug use in a sample of University students from North Kosovo, to assess factors associated with illicit drug use and to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among students according to illicit drug use.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Student Public Health Center, where 514 University students were enrolled from April to June 2015 in North Kosovo. Participants completed the general socio-demographic and behavioral questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the SF-36 questionnaire for HRQoL assessment.