预防从这里开始:班加罗尔的青少年学生中药物滥用预防模块的有效性 - - 一项准实验性研究
Deepthi Ramamurthy1, Smitha Manjunath2, Rana Sarvar1
1Department of Community Medicine, ESIC MC & PGIMSR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
International journal of adolescent medicine and health
|February 27, 2024
概括
一个药物滥用预防计划显著改善了青少年的知识,为他们提供了应对策略. 更高的班级水平显示了更大的知识收益,突出了该计划在促进福祉方面的有效性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 药物滥用预防 药物滥用预防
背景情况:
- 青少年滥用药物对公共卫生构成重大挑战.
- 有效的预防计划对于减轻与同行压力和物质实验相关的风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估结构化教育模块在增强青少年对药物滥用知识方面的有效性.
- 评估该计划对弹性和应对策略的影响.
主要方法:
- 准实验性设计,使用120名青少年 (平均年龄14.3岁).
- 一个月的关于药物滥用的结构化教育模块.
- 测试前和测试后的知识评估与统计分析.
主要成果:
- 在大多数领域,性别和类别 (p<0.001) 中,对物质滥用知识的显著改善.
- 研究类别和测试后分数之间的正相关性 (Rs=0.288,p<0.001).
- 在第7课时没有观察到显著的改善.
结论:
- 该教育模块有效地提高了青少年对药物滥用的知识和应对技能.
- 该计划的成功表明其在促进健康发展和减少脆弱性方面的价值.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以解决年轻年龄组的有效性障碍.
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