A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge Regarding Alcoholism and its Hazards among Adolescents in Selected School with a view to Develop an Information Pamphlet
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
The present study has been undertaken to assess the level of knowledge regarding alcoholism and its hazards among adolescents in selected school with a view to develop an information pamphlet. The research design adopted for the study was descriptive in nature. The tool for the study was structured questionnaire which consists of two parts-PART- I consisted questions related to Socio-demographic data, PART-II consisted of structured questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge reading alcoholism and its hazards among adolescents. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The most significant finding was that 63.0% of students were having average knowledge regarding alcoholism and its hazards whereas 27.0% and 10.0% had poor and good knowledge respectively. It was suggested that the nurses must educate adolescents regarding alcoholism and its health hazards to prevent it. The information that alcoholism is a common disorder among people needs to be disseminated to the public and health professionals by educating health professional about alcoholism, its severity, impact on daily life activities and the remedial measures that can be utilized for treating further complications.
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Reny Thomas
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