Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Related To Drugs among Pahang Matriculation Students in Malaysia
International Journal of Public Health Research
; : 750-756, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-626924
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Drug abuse has been a global threat not only in Malaysia but worldwide, especially among adolescents. This is alarming issue had been a serious public health problem worldwide. The aim of the study is to access the knowledge and attitude on drug abuse among Pahang Matriculation students in 2016. A cross¬-sectional study was conducted involving 217 matriculation students. A self-determined questionnaire was distributed among the students regarding knowledge and attitude about drugs. The prevalence of good knowledge on drug abuse was (82.03%). The prevalence of students’ attitude on drug abuse has higher number of good attitude with the sum of 182 (83.9 %). Only gender showed a significant association with students’ knowledge (P= 0.046). The knowledge, attitude, and practice of drug abuse among Pahang Matriculation students are good.
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 5: Medicines, vaccines and health technologies
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
International Journal of Public Health Research
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article