A study to assess the effectiveness of video teaching programmme on knowledge and attitude of substance abuse among adolescent boys in a selected school at Coimbatore

Abstract

Substance abuse is the overindulgence and dependence on addictive substances such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs. It is one of the major areas of concern during adolescent is substance abuse. The main focus of the study was to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude among adolescent boys of substance abuse. The conceptual framework developed for the study was based on Pender’s Health Promotion Model. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire and rating scale for knowledge and attitude in various aspects of substance abuse. Post test was conducted on seventh day by using the same questionnaire and attitude rating scale to find the effectiveness of video teaching on substance abuse. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for comparison and association of pretest and post test video teaching of substance abuse.