Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study
Aim: Drug abuse has led to a detrimental impact on the society worldwide. In India, drug use and related problems are of major interest and concern, but research on awareness has received less attention. The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge of students towards ATOD. Materials...
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| description | Aim: Drug abuse has led to a detrimental impact on the society
worldwide. In India, drug use and related problems are of major
interest and concern, but research on awareness has received
less attention. The present study was conducted to assess the
knowledge of students towards ATOD.
Materials and Methods: A cross sectional, observational
study was conducted on 300 students in 3 different colleges
in Bangalore. The survey module was developed using an
anonymous self administered questionnaire.
Results: Out of 293 subjects assessed 159 were males and
134 were females. Males had better knowledge about the
risks involved in alcohol and tobacco consumption where as in
other drugs females had better knowledge. Students from rural
background had less knowledge towards alcohol and tobacco’s
harmful effects, in other drugs they had better knowledge.
Conclusions: Knowledge about the risk involved in using ATOD
is inadequate and if knowledge is inculcated among youths
about the risk involved in drug abuse it will go a long way towards
winning the battle against drug abuse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae1b0df041ca443e8c2fef977a2f97742022-12-21T23:41:50ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2012-02-01613841Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A StudyKalpana L.0Kavya H.G.1Professor And Head Department of Pharmacology SIMS&RC, No 15, Hesaraghatta Main Road Bangalore-90, Karnataka, India.Department of pharmacology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Hesaraghatta Main road, Bangalore 90, India.Aim: Drug abuse has led to a detrimental impact on the society worldwide. In India, drug use and related problems are of major interest and concern, but research on awareness has received less attention. The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge of students towards ATOD. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional, observational study was conducted on 300 students in 3 different colleges in Bangalore. The survey module was developed using an anonymous self administered questionnaire. Results: Out of 293 subjects assessed 159 were males and 134 were females. Males had better knowledge about the risks involved in alcohol and tobacco consumption where as in other drugs females had better knowledge. Students from rural background had less knowledge towards alcohol and tobacco’s harmful effects, in other drugs they had better knowledge. Conclusions: Knowledge about the risk involved in using ATOD is inadequate and if knowledge is inculcated among youths about the risk involved in drug abuse it will go a long way towards winning the battle against drug abuse.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2076/9%20-%203599.(A).pdfatodknowledgeruralurban |
| spellingShingle | Kalpana L. Kavya H.G. Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research atod knowledge rural urban |
| title | Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study |
| title_full | Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study |
| title_short | Knowledge Towards ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs): A Study |
| title_sort | knowledge towards atod alcohol tobacco and other drugs a study |
| topic | atod knowledge rural urban |
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