Tan, Renee Huey Jing and Yee, Anne and Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim and Said, Mas Ayu and Danaee, Mahmoud and Lua, Ahai Chang (2018) Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 21 (1). pp. 40-46. ISSN 1823-7339,
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Background: The rise in substance-use-related problems among Malaysian adolescents called for a study to assess the efficacy of an anti-drug educational program to improve the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) of Malaysian students regarding substance use. Methods: This study involved 573 students from four Malaysian Chinese schools in Malacca. Each student filled out a Likert-scale mandarin translated questionnaire (KAP-C) on substance use (Pre-test). Following an educational program on substance use, the KAP-C questionnaire was given again to the students, immediately following the program (PT 1), and after a month (PT 2) and two months (PT3) of the programme. Results: The students showed improvement in knowledge of the types of substance use in PT 1 (p<0.001), PT 2 (p<0.001) and PT 3 (p<0.001). The study also showed persistent changes in their attitude towards drug treatment strategies at two months following the program (p < 0.05). Changes were also noted in their attitudes towards harm reduction strategies. Perceptions towards the substance-related problems changed following the module (p=0.001), and remained even after two months (p<0.001). Conclusion: This module effectively changed the KAP of students on substance use.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Anti-drug education; Attitudes and perceptions of substance use (KAP); Knowledge |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International) Office > Academic Enhancement and Leadership Development Centre (Adec) |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2019 07:54 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Apr 2019 07:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20894 |
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