Department of Community Medicine, ESIC MC & PGIMSR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Psychiatry, ESICMC and PGIMSR, Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, India.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2024 Feb 28;36(1):79-84. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2023-0191. eCollection 2024 Feb 1.
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured educational module on substance abuse prevention program among adolescents in enhancing their knowledge against substance abuse.
A quasi-experimental design was employed involving 120 students (mean age: 14.3±1.03 years, 59.2% boys) from two English medium schools. Participants were exposed to a structured module on substance abuse over a month. The study assessed changes in knowledge through pretest and post-test evaluations. Statistical analyses examined improvements in scores and the relationship between class of study and post-test knowledge scores.
The intervention significantly improved students' knowledge about substance abuse (p<0.001) across all measured domains, genders, and classes, with the exception of the 7th class. A positive correlation was found between the class of study and post-test scores (Rs=0.288, p<0.001), indicating that higher classes were associated with greater improvements in knowledge. These findings suggest that the training effectively increased awareness and understanding of substance abuse among participants.
The substance abuse prevention program successfully enhanced adolescents' knowledge and equipped them with resilience and coping strategies, thus reducing their vulnerability to peer pressure and substance abuse. Despite the lack of significant improvement in the 7th class, the overall positive outcomes underscore the importance of implementing such educational interventions to foster healthy development and well-being among students. Further research is encouraged to explore the specific barriers to effectiveness in younger classes and to refine program content accordingly.
本研究旨在评估针对青少年的结构化药物滥用预防计划教育模块在增强其反药物滥用知识方面的有效性。
采用准实验设计，纳入来自两所英语授课学校的 120 名学生（平均年龄：14.3±1.03 岁，59.2%为男生）。参与者接受为期一个月的结构化药物滥用模块教育。通过预测试和后测试评估来评估知识的变化。统计分析考察了分数的提高以及学科与后测知识分数之间的关系。
该干预显著提高了学生在所有测量领域（p<0.001）、性别和学科的药物滥用知识（p<0.001），但 7 年级除外。研究发现学科与后测分数之间存在正相关（Rs=0.288，p<0.001），表明较高的学科与知识的提高相关。这些发现表明，该培训有效地提高了参与者对药物滥用的认识和理解。
药物滥用预防计划成功地增强了青少年的知识，并使他们具备了应对策略和适应能力，从而降低了他们受到同伴压力和药物滥用的影响。尽管 7 年级的改善不显著，但总体积极的结果强调了实施这种教育干预措施的重要性，以促进学生的健康发展和福祉。鼓励进一步研究探索在低年级中影响有效性的具体障碍，并相应地完善项目内容。
