Qadhi Omaimah A, Mohammed Alasmari Moadeyah, Nasser Alsulaihim Ibrahim, Syed Wajid, Al-Rawi Mahmood Basil A
Department of Medical-Surgical College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Maternity and Child Health, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prev Med Rep. 2024 Jan 16;38:102606. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102606. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Drug abuse is a rising psychological concept in many countries, and its use among individuals is increasing. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the Knowledge and demographic factors associated with drug abuse among male pharmacy and nursing students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This study used a cross-sectional design targeting male entry-level pharmacy and nursing students in their first and second years of Bachelor of Nursing and Doctor of Pharmacy courses. Of them, 85.3 % of the pharmacy and 75.3 % of nursing students thought that cocaine causes drug addiction, followed by heroin (pharmacy 80.7 %; nursing students 71 %), and morphine (pharmacy 75.2 %; nursing students 59.1 %). In this study, 52 % (n = 105) claimed low awareness, whereas 48 % (n = 97) indicated good understanding regarding drug addictions. Furthermore, the mean knowledge score among pharmacy students was higher (7.073 ± 2.570) in comparison to nursing (5.806 ± 2.494) ( = 3.540; 0. 0001). In addition, the father's occupation was found to be significantly associated with the mean knowledge score of drug addiction (F = 2.667; = 0.034). According to the findings, 52 % of male students had insufficient knowledge about drugs that cause addiction. Age, course of study, and father's occupation all had a substantial impact on knowledge scores. The knowledge score on the complications of addictive substances was not significantly associated with the characteristics of the students ( = 0.05). As a result, we advocate for the introduction of educational initiatives that educate students about the harmful consequences of drug addiction and how to avoid issues.
药物滥用在许多国家都是一个日益凸显的心理学概念，且其在个人中的使用呈上升趋势。因此，本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得国王沙特大学药学和护理专业男学生中与药物滥用相关的知识及人口统计学因素。本研究采用横断面设计，针对护理学士和药学博士课程一、二年级的药学和护理专业入门级男学生。其中，85.3%的药学专业学生和75.3%的护理专业学生认为可卡因会导致药物成瘾，其次是海洛因（药学专业80.7%；护理专业学生71%）和吗啡（药学专业75.2%；护理专业学生59.1%）。在本研究中，52%（n = 105）的学生声称认识不足，而48%（n = 97）的学生表示对药物成瘾有较好的理解。此外，药学专业学生的平均知识得分（7.073±2.570）高于护理专业学生（5.806±2.494）（t = 3.540；p = 0.0001）。此外，发现父亲的职业与药物成瘾的平均知识得分显著相关（F = 2.667；p = 0.034）。根据研究结果，52%的男学生对导致成瘾的药物知识不足。年龄、学习课程和父亲的职业对知识得分都有重大影响。关于成瘾物质并发症的知识得分与学生特征无显著关联（p = 0.05）。因此，我们主张引入教育举措，向学生传授药物成瘾的有害后果以及如何避免问题。
