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The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria


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Ojonuba, Hassana Shuaibu and Abdul Rahman, Haliza and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah (2023) The effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention for substance use reduction among inner-city adolescents in Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (4). art. no. 3731. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1661-7827; ESSN: 1660-4601

Abstract

(1) Background: Substance use among inner-city adolescents is at an alarming rate in Nigeria. Despite their high exposure to this risk, limited experimental tests have been conducted on prevention programs. (2) Methods: This study investigates the effectiveness of an empowerment education intervention in reducing the risk of substance use in Abuja’s inner-city adolescents. Random selection placed adolescents into intervention and control conditions, and assessment was conducted at baseline, post-test, and 3-months follow-up intervention. After pre-test, the intervention group engaged in an empowerment education intervention of 11 sessions. (3) Results: In a post-test of three months, results show significant and positive changes among adolescents in substance use, including a notable reduction in positive attitudes toward drugs. In other words, the results showed adolescents reported less depression and substance use as well as higher peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem at post-test and 3-month follow-ups as compared to the pre-intervention period. In addition, at both post-test and the 3-month follow-up, the intervention group performed better than the control group on peer support, parental support, social competence, and self-esteem. (4) Conclusions: This study presents a new indication that the empowerment education intervention effectively reduces substance use among Nigeria’s inner-city adolescents.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Institute for Social Science Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043731
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: Adolescents; Inner city; Empowerment education intervention; Substance use reduction
Depositing User: Ms. Nur Faseha Mohd Kadim
Date Deposited: 05 Aug 2024 03:56
Last Modified: 05 Aug 2024 03:56
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109331
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