Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor

This dissertation identifies the level and comparison the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among adolescents towards substance abuse issue by comparison and relationship among the variables (Gender, Age, Level of Education, Social Economic Status (SES) and Substance Misuse such as cigaret...

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Main Author:	Muhamad Firdaus Bin Abu Talib
Format:	Thesis
Language:	en_US
Subjects:	Inhalant abuse > Malaysia > Selangor Teenagers Smoking
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spelling	my-usim-ddms-125042024-05-29T04:14:39Z Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor Muhamad Firdaus Bin Abu Talib This dissertation identifies the level and comparison the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among adolescents towards substance abuse issue by comparison and relationship among the variables (Gender, Age, Level of Education, Social Economic Status (SES) and Substance Misuse such as cigarette and inhalant). This study involved 204 respondents randomly selected among adolescents living at Kuala Langat Districts, Selangor. The instruments of Substance Abuse Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Survey Questionnaire were used and converted in the google form for data collection tools. Data has been analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 27.0. The findings showed that there was significant difference in knowledge with gender, education level and substance misuse, significant difference in attitude with SES and significant difference in behavior with age and SES. Subsequently, the results of the study also show a moderate level of adolescents in knowledge, low level in attitude and low level of behavior towards substance abuse. Educational initiatives on substances abuse is pivotal to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of the effects of substance abuse and also aiming at changing the attitudes which influence adolescents behaviors as well as building their social and personal skills. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2022-09 Thesis en_US https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/12504 https://oarep.usim.edu.my/bitstreams/af04b7d2-f4a8-4cfd-812c-d06e91fb383c/download 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 Inhalant abuse--Malaysia--Selangor Teenagers Smoking
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description	This dissertation identifies the level and comparison the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among adolescents towards substance abuse issue by comparison and relationship among the variables (Gender, Age, Level of Education, Social Economic Status (SES) and Substance Misuse such as cigarette and inhalant). This study involved 204 respondents randomly selected among adolescents living at Kuala Langat Districts, Selangor. The instruments of Substance Abuse Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Survey Questionnaire were used and converted in the google form for data collection tools. Data has been analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 27.0. The findings showed that there was significant difference in knowledge with gender, education level and substance misuse, significant difference in attitude with SES and significant difference in behavior with age and SES. Subsequently, the results of the study also show a moderate level of adolescents in knowledge, low level in attitude and low level of behavior towards substance abuse. Educational initiatives on substances abuse is pivotal to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of the effects of substance abuse and also aiming at changing the attitudes which influence adolescents behaviors as well as building their social and personal skills.
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title	Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor
title_short	Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor
title_full	Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor
title_fullStr	Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor
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Relationship Between Substance Abuse And Knowledge, Attitude, And Behavior Among Adolescents At Kuala Langat, Selangor

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