Investigation and analysis in related knowledge, attitude and behavior of drug of Xi'an adolescents
- VernacularTitle:西安市青少年毒品相关知识、态度、行为调查分析
- Author:
Hua FANG
;
Xiaomei LI
;
Shumin ZHAO
;
Yaorong QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
Drug;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(30):48-50
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objectives To identify the related knowledge,attitude and behavior of drug of Xi'an adolescents and provide the evidence for establishment of intervention measures. Methods A conve-nience sampling method was used to select 1224 adolescents from grade one of junior middle school to grade three of senior middle school in 4 middle schools in Xi'an. A set of questionnaires were used to col-lect the data on knowledge, attitude and behavior of drug. All data were analyzed by SPSS 11.5. Results Mean score of drug knowledge was (22.45±9.77) and mean score of attitude to drug was (58.82±6.85). A-mong the investigation objects, 16 people (1.4%) admitted having used drug. Conclusions The adoles-cents don't have sufficient knowledge for the relation between infectious disease and drug abuse, and the difficulty of detoxification. The adolescents had a positive attitude towards drug. The adolescents' behavior of using drug should be attached importance to by school and parents.
