Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia
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 stu...
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| author | Tan, Renee Huey Jing Yee, Anne Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim Said, Mas Ayu Danaee, Mahmoud Lua, Ahai Chang |
| author_facet | Tan, Renee Huey Jing Yee, Anne Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim Said, Mas Ayu Danaee, Mahmoud Lua, Ahai Chang |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-208942019-04-10T07:54:42Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20894/ Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia Tan, Renee Huey Jing Yee, Anne Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim Said, Mas Ayu Danaee, Mahmoud Lua, Ahai Chang R Medicine 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. University of Malaya Medical Centre 2018 Article PeerReviewed 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, https://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/jummec/article/view/12179 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Tan, Renee Huey Jing Yee, Anne Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim Said, Mas Ayu Danaee, Mahmoud Lua, Ahai Chang Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title | Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title_full | Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title_short | Effects of a school-based substance use prevention program on students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | effects of a school based substance use prevention program on students in malaysia |
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