The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria
(1) Background: Substance use among inner-city adolescents is at an alarming rate in Nigeria. Despite their high exposure to this risk, limited experimental tests have been conducted on prevention programs. (2) Methods: This study investigates the effectiveness of an empowerment education interventi...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2023
|
| _version_ | 1811137919416532992 |
|---|---|
| author | Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu Abdul Rahman, Haliza Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah |
| author_facet | Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu Abdul Rahman, Haliza Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah |
| author_sort | Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu |
| collection | UPM |
| description | (1) Background: Substance use among inner-city adolescents is at an alarming rate in Nigeria. Despite their high exposure to this risk, limited experimental tests have been conducted on prevention programs. (2) Methods: This study investigates the effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention in reducing the risk of substance use in Abuja’s inner-city adolescents. Random selection placed adolescents into intervention and control conditions, and assessment was conducted at baseline, post-test, and 3-months follow-up intervention. After pre-test, the intervention group engaged in an empowerment education intervention of 11 sessions. (3) Results: In a post-test of three months, results show significant and positive changes among adolescents in substance use, including a notable reduction in positive attitudes toward drugs. In other words, the results showed adolescents reported less depression and substance use as well as higher peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem at post-test and 3-month follow-ups as compared to the pre-intervention period. In addition, at both post-test and the 3-month follow-up, the intervention group performed better than the control group on peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem. (4) Conclusions: This study presents a new indication that the empowerment education intervention effectively reduces substance use among Nigeria’s inner-city adolescents. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-25T03:41:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm.eprints-109331 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-25T03:41:57Z |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | upm.eprints-1093312024-08-05T03:56:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109331/ The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu Abdul Rahman, Haliza Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah (1) Background: Substance use among inner-city adolescents is at an alarming rate in Nigeria. Despite their high exposure to this risk, limited experimental tests have been conducted on prevention programs. (2) Methods: This study investigates the effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention in reducing the risk of substance use in Abuja’s inner-city adolescents. Random selection placed adolescents into intervention and control conditions, and assessment was conducted at baseline, post-test, and 3-months follow-up intervention. After pre-test, the intervention group engaged in an empowerment education intervention of 11 sessions. (3) Results: In a post-test of three months, results show significant and positive changes among adolescents in substance use, including a notable reduction in positive attitudes toward drugs. In other words, the results showed adolescents reported less depression and substance use as well as higher peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem at post-test and 3-month follow-ups as compared to the pre-intervention period. In addition, at both post-test and the 3-month follow-up, the intervention group performed better than the control group on peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem. (4) Conclusions: This study presents a new indication that the empowerment education intervention effectively reduces substance use among Nigeria’s inner-city adolescents. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023-02-20 Article PeerReviewed Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu and Abdul Rahman, Haliza and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah (2023) The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (4). art. no. 3731. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1661-7827; ESSN: 1660-4601 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3731 10.3390/ijerph20043731 |
| spellingShingle | Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu Abdul Rahman, Haliza Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title | The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title_full | The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title_short | The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria |
| title_sort | effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner city adolescents in nigeria |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ojonubahassanashuaibu theeffectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT abdulrahmanhaliza theeffectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT zaremohzzabiehzeinab theeffectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT mohdzulkeflinorafiah theeffectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT ojonubahassanashuaibu effectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT abdulrahmanhaliza effectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT zaremohzzabiehzeinab effectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria AT mohdzulkeflinorafiah effectivenessofanempowermenteducationinterventionforsubstanceusereductionamonginnercityadolescentsinnigeria |