Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 1
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- Pages.121-133
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- 2003
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- 1225-9608(pISSN)
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- 2288-9957(eISSN)
The Status and Attitudes on Drug Abuse in Primary School Students
초등학교 학생의 약물남용에 대한 실태와 태도
- Park, In-Hyae (Dept. of nursing, Chonnam National University, Medical School, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science) ;
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Cho, In-Sook
(Dept. of nursing, Kwangju Women's University) ;
- Ryu, Hyun-Sook (Dept. of nursing, Seanam University)
- Published : 2003.06.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the status of and attitudes on drug abuse in primary school students, to provide basic data for preventing the youth from their drug abuse and contributing to improve their health. 36.0% of the students had an experience of the education to prevent from drug abuse, the students wanted to have an education on drug abuse in primary school, 71% of the subjects preferred to school nurses as the education about drug abuse, and 2.9% of the students show their intention to use drug when their friends recommend to take drug. For the experience of drinking, there was a significant difference to the degree of satisfaction at their school(