Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen
Qat (Catha edulis) is a species belonging to the plant family Celastraceae. Qat is commonly chewed throughout East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula since the 11th centuryThe fresh leaves and buds of the plant contain cathinone and cathine as the active substances. Cathinone is an amphetamine like s...
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| description | Qat (Catha edulis) is a species belonging to the plant family Celastraceae. Qat is commonly chewed throughout East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula since the
11th centuryThe fresh leaves and buds of the plant contain cathinone and cathine as the active substances. Cathinone is an amphetamine like stimulant responsible for most of its pharmacological action. Among them, is enhancing concentration, and this has been used as a reason for the students to consume qat. A cross-sectional
study was carried out aimed at determining the prevalence of qat chewing among adolescents followed by a pre-test post-test experimental control design study aimed
at evaluating the outcome of mass media educational campaign on the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behavior of qat chewing health risk among public secondary school students in Aden city, Yemen. |
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| spelling | usm-477442020-10-28T06:56:57Z http://eprints.usm.my/47744/ Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen Al-Kaf, Mohammed Saleh Ahmed HV5800-5840 Drug habits. Drug abuse Qat (Catha edulis) is a species belonging to the plant family Celastraceae. Qat is commonly chewed throughout East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula since the 11th centuryThe fresh leaves and buds of the plant contain cathinone and cathine as the active substances. Cathinone is an amphetamine like stimulant responsible for most of its pharmacological action. Among them, is enhancing concentration, and this has been used as a reason for the students to consume qat. A cross-sectional study was carried out aimed at determining the prevalence of qat chewing among adolescents followed by a pre-test post-test experimental control design study aimed at evaluating the outcome of mass media educational campaign on the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and behavior of qat chewing health risk among public secondary school students in Aden city, Yemen. 2017-10 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/47744/1/DEVELOPMENT%20AND%20EFFECTIVENESS%20OF.pdf Al-Kaf, Mohammed Saleh Ahmed (2017) Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | HV5800-5840 Drug habits. Drug abuse Al-Kaf, Mohammed Saleh Ahmed Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title | Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And
Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title_full | Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And
Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title_fullStr | Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And
Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And
Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title_short | Development And Effectiveness Of Mass Media Education Campaign On The Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes And
Behaviour Relating To Qat Chewing And Health Risk Among Secondary School Students In Aden, Yemen |
| title_sort | development and effectiveness of mass media education campaign on the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and
behaviour relating to qat chewing and health risk among secondary school students in aden, yemen |
| topic | HV5800-5840 Drug habits. Drug abuse |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/47744/ http://eprints.usm.my/47744/1/DEVELOPMENT%20AND%20EFFECTIVENESS%20OF.pdf |