I am an Assistant Professor in Psychiatric Nursing at Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences, Janakpurdham, Dhanusha, with a strong background in nursing education and clinical practice. I hold a B.Sc. Nursing (2009-2013) and an M.Sc. Nursing (Psychiatric Nursing) (2015-2017) from Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy College of Nursing, Bangalore, affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University. My professional experience includes teaching roles at institutions like Martyrs Memorial Institute of Sciences and Technology, Kantipur Academy of Health Science, and Birgunj Nursing Campus. I have also gained clinical experience in liver and kidney transplant ICU at BGS Global Hospital, Bangalore.I have authored several publications, including studies on smartphone separation anxiety, dental arch width, and stigma experienced by families of psychiatric patients. I am actively involved in workshops and conferences, such as those on research methodology, childhood behavioral disorders, and technological innovations in nursing. I am committed to advancing nursing education and healthcare through continuous professional development.
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Knowledge Regarding Drug Abuse Among School Students
Objectives:?The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge regarding drug abuse among the school students.
Materials and methods:?A descriptive cross sectional study design was used. 106 samples were selected randomly from grade IX and X of Shree Janak Secondary School. Self-administered structured knowledge questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to calculate percentage and frequency. The chi square test was used to find association between selected demographic variable and level of knowledge. P value of 0.05 was considered significant.
Results:?99.1% of the respondents heard about drug abuse, 97.9% said drug abuse is bad for health, 96.2% said Gaja is commonly available, 51.9% said high chance of getting HIV with drug abuse, 67% said financial burden as cause, 60.4% said drug abuser performed poorly at school work, 71.7% said awareness program as the way to prevent from drug abuse and 26.4% said counselling. Similarly, 52.8% said rehabilitation is the way to treat drug abuse, 88.7% said dependence to drug as the long term complication of drug abuse. Majority 57.5% had poor, 41.5% have adequate and 0.9% had good level of knowledge regarding drug abuse.
Conclusion:?Half of the respondents had poor knowledge regarding drug abuse and level of knowledge is significantly higher for Brahmin/Chhetri and poor for Janajati, Dalit and Madhesi.
Keywords:?Drug abuse knowledge, Substance use, Drug abuse