Knowledge on awareness about substance abuse among college students

Mohamed Khalith. A; Priyadharshini. J; Ramya. V; Rogina J. S. Savarimuthu

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Knowledge on awareness about substance abuse among college students

Mohamed Khalith. A, Priyadharshini. J, Ramya. V, Rogina J. S. Savarimuthu

Abstract :

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge on awareness of substance abuse among college students. The objectives were to assess the knowledge on awareness of substance abuse and to find out the association between the knowledge on awareness of substance abuse and selected demographic variables. The study reported that majority had inadequate knowledge and minority had adequate knowledge regarding awareness of substance abuse. The study shows that there is a significant association between knowledge regarding substance abuse and gender(p=0.026)