Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the connection between knowledge about and the attitudes towards drug abuse by students displayed by public school educators in Brazil. METHOD: Cross-sectional study, with probabilistic sampling encompassing 20% of the municipal elementary schools located in the city of São Paulo from which educators were enrolled to answer three questionnaires: 1) professional and personal data; 2) assessment of their attitudes in drug abuse situations; 3) assessment of their knowledge on drug abuse. RESULTS: Considering possible values between -17 and +21, professionals scored 11.5 ± 3.8 in the Attitudes scale. These values correspond to more empathic attitudes. Scores in the Knowledge on Drugs Scale were 55.2 ± 12.5 (possible values: 0 to 100). Correlation between the Attitudes Scale and the time spent working as education professionals was -0.288 (p < 0.01). The difference in the means in the Attitude Scale according to professional academic qualifications was statistically significant (-1.93, t = 2.26; gl = 80; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The level of knowledge about drugs displayed by educators was average and not influenced by the professional's academic qualifications. In contrast, their attitudes were predominantly empathic and directly associated to their academic qualifications and inversely associated to the amount of time they had spent in that position. |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators Moreira,Fernanda Gonçalves Drugs Substance-related disorders Health education Knowledge Questionnaires |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Knowledge and attitudes related to drug abuse and prevention displayed by public school educators |
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Moreira,Fernanda Gonçalves |
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Moreira,Fernanda Gonçalves Silveira,Dartiu Xavier da Andreoli,Sérgio Baxter |
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Silveira,Dartiu Xavier da Andreoli,Sérgio Baxter |
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Moreira,Fernanda Gonçalves Silveira,Dartiu Xavier da Andreoli,Sérgio Baxter |
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Drugs Substance-related disorders Health education Knowledge Questionnaires |
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Drugs Substance-related disorders Health education Knowledge Questionnaires |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the connection between knowledge about and the attitudes towards drug abuse by students displayed by public school educators in Brazil. METHOD: Cross-sectional study, with probabilistic sampling encompassing 20% of the municipal elementary schools located in the city of São Paulo from which educators were enrolled to answer three questionnaires: 1) professional and personal data; 2) assessment of their attitudes in drug abuse situations; 3) assessment of their knowledge on drug abuse. RESULTS: Considering possible values between -17 and +21, professionals scored 11.5 ± 3.8 in the Attitudes scale. These values correspond to more empathic attitudes. Scores in the Knowledge on Drugs Scale were 55.2 ± 12.5 (possible values: 0 to 100). Correlation between the Attitudes Scale and the time spent working as education professionals was -0.288 (p < 0.01). The difference in the means in the Attitude Scale according to professional academic qualifications was statistically significant (-1.93, t = 2.26; gl = 80; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The level of knowledge about drugs displayed by educators was average and not influenced by the professional's academic qualifications. In contrast, their attitudes were predominantly empathic and directly associated to their academic qualifications and inversely associated to the amount of time they had spent in that position. |
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