Abstract: Background: Drug abuse is a social issue, it is not only in India, but the entire world has become a victim of it. The utilization of such wrong things has its very own way of life and history, which differs from nation to nation. The issue of drug misuse is developing at a hazardous rate and in only minimal over a decade it has spread its noxious appendages to pretty much all aspects of globe surmounting practically all hindrances of race, position, belief, religion, sex, education, and socio economic status.
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse among male students selected nursing colleges at Tumakuru.
Methodology: The knowledge of students was measured using structured questionnaire from a convenient sample of 60 male student studying at selected nursing colleges Tumakuru. In a descriptive survey design. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings The finding of the study indicate that the major findings of the study were out of 60 samples The findings on assessment of knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse showed that majority 31 (51.66%) of the male students had average knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse, 28 (46.66%) were having poor knowledge and only 1 (1.66%) had good knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse.
Statistical analysis using chi-square test was computed to find out the association between knowledge scores male nursing students with selected demographic variables. The computed values were not significant at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, there was no statistically significant association between knowledge and selected demographic variables.
Conclusion: The study concludes that the majority of the male students had average knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse. This study is effective to identify the knowledge among male students and how to overcome the hazards.
Keywords: knowledge, Drug abuse, Male students.
Title: A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of drug abuse among the male students of selected nursing colleges at Tumkuru, with a view to develop an information booklet
Author: Ugarakhod Mahadevi, K.N.Chandrika
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 11, Issue 1, April 2023 - September 2023
Page No: 110-118
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 06-July-2023
