| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 衛生教育研究所 === 82 === The main purpose of this study was to research the knowledge, attitude and behavior of drug abuse among junior high school students in Taipei City In addition, we also to predict these results by their demography, achievement in school, peer drug abuse and attitude, and family factors.
The sample was selected by the proportionate probability sampling method. Six schools were included, with the total number of valid question-naires being 640. The data were collected via a group self-administration in December 1993.
The main findings of this study were as followings:
1. The correct rate in the test about knowledge was 75.5%.
2. The most common sourceuof knowledge was the televesion programs which was followed by newspapers and teachers.
3. The mean scoring about the attitude of drug abuse was 5.37 which revealed that most of students disapproved to use addivtive drugs.
4. The rate of students who has been taken addictive drug was 0.6%
5. There was a positive relationship between knowledge and attitude about the drug abuse. (r=.39，P<.001). The result showed that the higher the score about knowledge, the less they agreed to use addictive drug.
6. We could predict the knowledge and attitude of the students via their demography, achievement in school, peer drug abuse and peer attitude, and family factor.
7. The predictive rate for knowledge was 6.8%; for attitude was 11.5%.
We suggested the authority of education to set a good program for drug education and start experimental study inevery school. We also have to emphasize the dangerous of the addictive drug to phisical body and calrify the punishment of abuse in these programs.
Furture research need more samples, indepednt variables and fruther clinical observation, urianalysis and sincerly talking to make the study more perfect.
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