A STUDY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS ATSELECTED COLLEGES IN BENGALURU

A study on students knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse among college students at selected colleges in Bengaluru. Objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse among college students at Bengaluru to assess the attitude regarding substance abuse among students of selected college at Bengaluru, to assess the correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse at its selected demographic variables, to find the association between knowledge and selected demographic variablesto find association between attitude and selected demographic variables A sample of 30 participants from smt nagarathnamma college of nursing students) was selected by purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by using standard knowledge questionnaire and likert scale, and data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypothesis of the study was H0: There will be significant association between knowledge regarding substance abuse and their selected demographic variables, H0: There is a significant association between attitude regarding substance abuse and their selected demographic variables, H1: There is a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse and their selected demographic variables. The study result showed that there is a moderate correlation between knowledge and attitude of substance abuse among college students therefore H2 is accepted.