Adolescent alcohol and drug abuse among adolescents: Attitudes, behaviors and associated factors in Mopani District, Limpopo, South Africa
View File(s)
- Author(s)
- Details
-
Patrone Rebecca Risenga, DipNrsSc, BCur, HonsCur, MACur, MHPE, Dcur
- Sigma Affiliation
- Tau Lambda at-Large
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Risenga, Patrone Rebecca by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Risenga, Patrone Rebecca by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:
Purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol and other drug abuse among adolescents and associated factors in Mopani district, Limpopo of South Africa.
Methods: A cross-sectional, explorative, descriptive research design was applied. Random sampling was applied to collect data from different areas of greater Giyani. Study participants were engaged on interviews using questionnaires. A total of 111 questionnaire samples were collected to assess the prevalence of alcohol, drugs and substance abuse. Data was analysed by entering it into Microsoft excel spread sheets, categorized and summarized.
Results: Males were found to be using more alcohol as compared to females, Adolescents whose parents indulge in alcohol were found to abuse alcohol more as compared to adolescents whose parents don't drink alcohol. Drug use and smoking were less likely available around the area. Having unprotected sex was increased by alcohol use predisposing adolescents to HIV and other STI's. The majority of the adolescents' believed something should be done to curb alcohol use by the adolescents in the area.
Conclusion: The use of these findings may bring change to the adolescents in this country and hence promote healthy living.
Research Congress 2015 Theme: Question Locally, Engage Regionally, Apply Globally. Held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.
Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository.
Type | Presentation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Teenagers; Alcohol and abuse abuse |
Name | 26th international Nursing Research Congress |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau international |
Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Date | 2015 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
Views of women regarding infant feeding practices of HIV exposed children in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province South Africa
Risenga, Patrone Rebecca (2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: South Africa consists of many cultural groups who manage pregnancy and lactation differently. Infant feeding is one of the best practices to promote life and reduce ... -
Assessment of the provision of education materials on HIV/AIDS prevention among boys who undergo male circumcision at hospitals in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Malala, Lufuno Charity (2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Background: Literature shows the importance of health education coupled with educational materials as important tools towards HIV/AIDS prevention. ... -
Postmortem lessons: A community-based model for averting maternal mortality and newborn death in Ethiopia
Risenga, Patrone Rebecca (2017-09-18)Participants should expect to benefit from the new model developed for reducing maternal mortality and newborn death in Ethiopia. This may help participants to contribute positively in achieving sustainable development ... -
Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on addiction among adolescents
Mariappan, Umapathi (2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: This study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme (STP) on Addiction {related to alcohol abuse} among adolescents in selected schools ... -
Cardiovascular risk among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
Whitehouse, Erin Rachel (2018-05-10)Problem Statement: South Africa has the highest incidence of drug resistant-tuberculosis (DR-TB) in sub-Saharan Africa and outcomes are poor. Only 54% of patients successfully complete treatment. The prevalence of ...