Students' Knowledge of Substance Abuse on Campus at Bab Zubair Colleges
Pengetahuan Mahasiswa tentang Penyalahgunaan Zat di Kampus di Perguruan Tinggi Bab Zubair
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(1) * Firas Hadi Khalaf
A. Lecturer, Department of basic science, College of Nursing, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Iraq
(2) Mohammed Kadhim Mutashar
A . Lecturer, Department of basic science, College of Nursing, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Iraq
(3) Afnan Ahmed Abd Ali 3 A. lecturer, Technical accounting, Technical college of management, southern Technical University
Iraq
(*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
Background: Substance abuse refers to consumption of psychoactive substances without experiencing any negative consequences He/she is doing it for social, experimental or recreational use. Objective: To assess demographical data of the students, to assess students’ knowledge level about addiction, to find out correlations among demographical data, and between knowledge. Methods: Study Design The research was conducted through descriptive design between the dates of November-April, 2024. The sample size of this descriptive study is 400, as planned; and the sample is 100 students only who fill in the data collection tools completely and who are volunteering in participating in the study , Only “100” of students were selected, a purposive sample type was initiated through a self-reported questionnaire , Organized random assignment of the sample was done in the four colleges separately, and at the same period. Each student is given a single paper of the instrument and he/she fill-in by him/her-self. Results: The results of the study show that there is a good knowledge among the students with total assessment was 2.47 (good).
Highlights:
- Substance abuse involves psychoactive substance use without adverse consequences.
- Assess demographics, knowledge, and correlations regarding addiction among students.
- Students demonstrated good knowledge, scoring 2.47 (good) overall.
Keywords: Students', substance abuse, Knowledge. Colleges, Assessment
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