A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Adverse Effects of Substance Abuse among Adolescent Boys Studying in Selected Schools of district Gurdaspur, Punjab

Abstract

Introduction: Good health is necessary for developmental process and human productivity. Health is essential for the economical and social development of the country. Nowadays, there is an increasing trend for the abuse of psychoactive substances in the developing countries.

Aim: The main aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program regarding the adverse effects of substance abuse.

Materials and Methods: This was a pre-experimental research approach and one group pre-test, and the post-test research design was used in the research study for a sample of 60 adolescent boys. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect samples. Rosenstock’s and Becker’s health behavior model for developing the conceptual framework had been used. A structured questionnaire and Likert scale were used to collect data, and collected information were analyzed using descriptive such as mean, percentage, standard deviation, and inferential statistics such as t-test, analysis of variance, and F-test.

Conclusion: The study revealed that, in pre-test, maximum number of adolescent boys 36 (60%) have average knowledge and 24 (40%) have below average knowledge regarding adverse effect of substance abuse and maximum number of adolescents boys 44 (73%) have good attitude and 16 (26.7%) have average attitude regarding adverse effect of substance abuse. In a post-test maximum number of adolescent boys, 46 (76.7%) have the average knowledge and 14 (23.3%) have good knowledge regarding the adverse effect of substance abuse and a maximum number of adolescents boys 60 (100%) have a good attitude regarding adverse effect of substance abuse.