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"Effectiveness of School-based Substance Abuse Prevention Programme Among Adolescents .

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Substance Abuse
Interventions
Other: School-based Substance abuse Prevention Programme (SSPP)
Registration Number
NCT06004726
Lead Sponsor
Manipal college of Nursing
Brief Summary

The objectives of the study is to

1. "to explore the perception of teachers, parents \& students in the prevention of substance abuse among adolescents".

2. "to develop and determine the effectiveness of a School-based substance abuse Prevention Programme (SSPP) on awareness, attitude, peer pressure, and life skills towards prevention of substance abuse".

In this study, SSPP refers to a Bilingual Multicomponent Training Programme which includes psychoeducation and video-assisted teaching to enhance awareness of substance abuse, role-play to develop a positive attitude towards prevention of substance abuse, Case based scenario to increase resistance to peer pressure and storytelling and demonstration to increase life skills towards prevention of substance abuse among adolescents of selected schools of Pokhara, Nepal.

Detailed Description

DETAILED METHODOLOGY

Phase I:

* Research Design: Qualitative

* Research Setting: Selected public schools of Pokhara, Nepal

* Population: Teachers, Parents, and Students of Pokhara, Nepal

* Samples: Selected Teachers, Parents \& students

* Sample Size: 38 (The sample will be collected till data Saturation)

* Data collection Technique: Focus group discussion

* Data collection Tool: Focus group lead questions

* Data Analysis: Thematic analysis (Atlas.ti) Phase II Research design: Cluster Randomized Trial Randomization method: Cluster Randomization Research Setting: Selected public schools of Pokhara, Nepal Population: Adolescent students of Pokhara, Nepal Sample: Selected Adolescents, who are in the age group 13-15 years old and studying in 8th \& 9th grades Variables

* Independent variables: School-based Substance abuse Prevention Programme (SSPP)

* Dependent variables: awareness, attitudes, peer pressure, and life skills related to prevention of substance abuse.

* Demographic variables: age in years, gender, religion, education/grade, family type, residence, number of siblings, education of parents, occupation of parents, sources of information, history of substance abuse in the family.

Sample size: 210

The expected outcomes of the study is to enhance awareness towards prevention of substance abuse,develop a positive attitude towards the prevention of substance abuse,develop drug refusal skills among adolescents,improve life skills and helps in th reduction of drug abuse behaviour adolescents

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
210
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adolescents of 13-15 years age group.
  • Those who are studying in selected public Schools of Pokhara, Nepal.
Exclusion Criteria
  • o Adolescents who are not willing to provide informed consent (assent) and parental consent.

    • Adolescents who do not belong to Nepal.
    • Adolescents who are absent during data collection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental and controlSchool-based Substance abuse Prevention Programme (SSPP)Experimental group will get 4 module of intervention
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline awareness towards substance abuseBaseline,3months &6mobths

Awareness towards substance abuse among adolescents using structured awareness towards substance abuse using structured awareness towards substance abuse which is of 30 items multiple choice questions with one right answer \& three distracters. Higher the score higher awareness towards substance abuse

Change from baseline attitude at 3 & 6 monthsBaseline,3months & 6months

Attitude towards substance abuse using Alcohol \& drug attitude scale which is of 28 items.minimum score is 61 ,Higher score is 86.higher scores indicate higher attitude t towards using Alcohol and drug

Change from baseline peer pressure at 3months & 6monthsBaseline,3months& 6months

Peer pressure towards substance abuse using peer pressure scale which is of 25 items scale.the minimum score is 55 \& higher score is more than 72.higher the score high peer pressure.

Change from baseline lifeskills at 3months and 6monthsBaseline,3months & 6months

Life skills among adolescents using life skills evaluation questionnaire .Higher score indicates higher life skills.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Sandhya Shrestha

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Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Bal mandir Mavi and Bindobasini Ma vi

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Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

Sandhya shrestha

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Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal

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