International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology
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Department of General Nursing, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

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• Research Article   
  Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Abuse among Fourth Year Nursing Student at a University, Khomas Region, Namibia
  Author(s): Joseph Galukeni Kadhila* and Petrus Fransina Tulong
  
  Introduction: Substance abuse is a pervasive problem across the world. The present study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes regarding substance abuse among nursing student at the University of Namibia main campus. Substance abuse is a major public health problem globally and its prevalence is increasing rapidly amongst university students in many African countries. The target populations were fourth year nursing students between the age of 20 and 35. A quantitative method approach was employed in this study. Background: Drug and substance abuse is one of the most vexing and pervasive problems that most universities are grappling with in as far as administration is concerned. It is a systematic review of literature describing the knowledge of substance abuse by university students and determines their attitude towards sub.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2469-9837.23.10.287

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