Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs related to drugs among Pahang Matriculation students in Malaysia
Introduction 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 stude...
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| Language: | English |
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Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11567/1/62-348-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11567/ http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/6 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Introduction 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.
Methods 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.
Results 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).
Conclusion The knowledge, attitude, and practice of drug abuse among Pahang
Matriculation students are good. |
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