International Journal of Community Health Nursing

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG THE STUDENTS OF SELECTED DEGREE COLLEGE, JODHPUR

Vikram Jaitawat

vsjaitawat1981@gmail.com

Knowledge, substance abuse, structured teaching programme

Substance abuse is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. The abuse of drugs leads to change in the structure and function of the brain overtime by repeated drug abuse. The person with drug abuse can impair his self-control and ability to make sound decisions, and at the same time create an intense impulse to take drugs. It is because of these changes in the brain that it is so challenging for a person to stop abusing substance. Aim of the study: Assess knowledge regarding substance abuse among students. Material and Method: A preexperimental one group pre-test post-test study was used in order to evaluate effectiveness of structured teaching programmed (the independent variable) on knowledge regarding substance abuse (the dependent variable) among students of selected degree college of selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique of Jodhpur. Each participant was informed about the study and that they could withdraw at any time and a written consent was also obtained. Result: The findings of the study reveals that in pre-test majority (66.67%) of students had inadequate knowledge regarding substance abuse followed by (25%) had moderate knowledge and (8.33%) students had adequate knowledge. In the same area after administration of structured teaching programmed majority 71.67% of the students were had Adequate knowledge% of the students were had Adequate knowledge. Conclusion: It can be concluded that students had inadequate knowledge regarding substance as per current research recommendations. They require education and to enhance their knowledge regarding substance abuse, structured teaching programmed can be used.