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| Title |
Drug Abuse, Relapse, and Prevention Education in Malaysia: Perspective of University Students Through a Mixed Methods Approach
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00065 |
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| Authors |
Qiu Ting Chie, Cai Lian Tam, Gregory Bonn, Chee Piau Wong, Hoang Minh Dang, Rozainee Khairuddin |
| Abstract |
In recent years, there have been increasing accounts of illegal substance abuse among university students and professional groups in Malaysia. This study looks at university students' perceptions about this phenomenon. Students from Malaysian universities were asked for their impressions about drug availability and abuse, as well as factors contributing to drug abuse and relapse. The questionnaire also inquired into their knowledge and views regarding government versus private rehabilitation centers, as well as their exposure to, and views about, school-based drug-prevention education. Participants were 460 university students from five Malaysian states: Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, and Sarawak. Results showed gender differences in perceptions of relapse prevention strategies, as well as factors leading to drug abuse and relapse. Students also believed that drug education would be more effective if initiated between the ages of 11 and 12 years, which is slightly older than the common age of first exposure, and provided suggestions for improving existing programs. Implications of student perceptions for the improvement of current interventions and educational programs are discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 324 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 323 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 83 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 3% |
| Other | 32 | 10% |
| Unknown | 104 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 30 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 60 | 19% |
| Unknown | 114 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 August 2015.
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