@article{38753c6d88eb4870b5c126558b92a790,
title = "Effects of a community prevention intervention on public awareness, knowledge, and risk perception of club drug use by youth in Taiwan",
abstract = "This study evaluated the effects of mobilizing community coalitions and implementing prevention intervention concerning public awareness, knowledge, and perception of the risks associated with club drug use by Taiwanese urban youth. A quasi-experimental design was used. Three communities in Taipei city were included in the present study. A total of 328 residents successfully participated in the baseline survey (April 2008), and 276 residents were successfully interviewed for the follow-up survey (September 2008). The generalized estimating equation (GEE) method was used. The percentage of the intervention respondents who reported having seen or heard antidrug messages increased significantly between the time of the baseline survey (63.7%) and the follow-up survey (77.4%), while the percentage of attendance at antidrug events increased from 23.1% to 38.7% during the same time interval. In addition, community knowledge and perception of the problem of club drug use by youth rose significantly between the baseline and the follow-up in the intervention communities. The study's limitations are noted.",
keywords = "Awareness, Club drug, Community, Knowledge, Youth",
author = "Lee, {Ching Mei} and Chang, {Fong Ching} and Miao, {Nae Fang} and Shyu, {Meei Ling} and Lee, {Shu Ching} and Chang, {Yu Chen} and Lin, {Sieh Hwa} and Chen, {Ying Ting} and Hsu, {Meng Chun} and Ruo, {Jin Ping}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. This work was supported by a research grant from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (DOH96-NNB-1018). Ching-Mei Lee designed the study, was the principal investigator of the study, and wrote the protocol. Fong-Ching Chang conducted the community education trial and wrote the draft of the manuscript. Nae-Fang Miao and Meei-Ling Shyu conducted the community retailers and mothers trials. Shu-Ching Lee and Yu-Chen Chang conducted the drug-free school trial. Sieh-Hwa Lin provided statistical analysis guidance. Ying-Ting Chen, Meng-Chun Hsu, and Jin-Ping Ruo carried out the data collection. All authors contributed to, and have approved of, the final manuscript. 1The journal{\textquoteright}s style utilizes the category substance abuse as a diagnostic category. Substances are used or misused; living organisms are and can be abused. Editor{\textquoteright}s note. Address correspondence to Fong-Ching Chang, Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, 162, Ho-Ping E. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei 10610, Taiwan, Republic of China; E-mail:
[email protected].",
year = "2011",
month = jul,
day = "27",
doi = "10.3109/10826084.2011.571332",
language = "English",
volume = "46",
pages = "1265--1274",
journal = "Substance Use and Misuse",
issn = "1082-6084",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "10",
}
