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The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of adolescents regarding alcohol abuse in a view to develop a booklet to prevention of alcohol abuse at selected school of Jaipur, Rajasthan

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Vishnu Kumar Swarnkar, Dr. Neha Dubey
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si4.1804

Abstract

Alcohol misuse is a significant public health issue in India and across the globe. Alcohol usage has significantly grown during the previous thirty to forty years. Every area of life undergoes significant individual and environmental change when a person transitions to college, and at the same time, excessive drinking and its accompanying issues become more prevalent. College seems to be the time when excessive drinking and its accompanying issues reach their pinnacle for the majority of students due to the amount of options and implicit expectations for drinking. The primary goal of the research was to evaluate teenagers' understanding about alcohol misuse in order to create a brochure to prevent alcohol abuse at a few particular schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Methodology Given the nature of the issue chosen for research and the goal to be achieved The use of quantitative research methods was examined. In order to create a pamphlet to prevent alcohol misuse at a chosen school in Jaipur, Rajasthan, a non-experimental descriptive study approach will be utilized to gauge teenagers' understanding of alcohol abuse. Sarsavatti Vidya Vihar Senior Secondary School in Chomu, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, is where the research was carried out. 180 teenagers from Sarsavatti Vidya Vihar High School in Chomu, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, make up the study's sample. The sample in this research was drawn using an easy sampling approach. Conclusion: About the 100 teenagers, 55.55 percent had average understanding of alcohol misuse, 22 (12.22 percent) had bad knowledge, and 32.22 percent had excellent knowledge. At the 0.05 level of significance, there was a significant relationship between the adolescents' knowledge level and their gender, place of residence, family history of alcohol misuse, father's education, and mother's education. Except that, at the 0.05 level of significance, there was no correlation between teenagers' knowledge level and their family's religion or income. The majority of pupils, according to the research, had average awareness about alcohol misuse. To stop teenage drinking, credible, fact-based media campaigns warning about the negative effects of alcohol usage have been suggested

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