Comparative study: Knowledge and Attitude regarding risks of chewing Khat among Nurses Students at Sabay University College Jazan University 2019 | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Page 87-94 PDF (995.45 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.78938.1187 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Madeha Ali Mahmmod  1; Sharifa Mohammed Robah2; Ghadeer Hassan Qaisi2; Ashjan Abdooh Alshwehy3
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| 1Assistant professor, Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt, Assisstant professor ,Sabya University College ,Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. | ||||
| 2Students in level six Jazan University , Sabya University College, Saudi Arabia. | ||||
| 3Students in level six Jazan University , Sabya University College, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Khat chewing is a common habit among the population in the Jazan regions. Aim of the study: To identify the knowledge and attitude of nursing and non-nursing students as regard risks of chewing Khat and to perform a comparison between attitude and knowledge of nursing and non-nursing students as regard risks of chewing Khat. Study design and setting: Descriptive design was utilized on 323students in the Sabay University College at Jazan University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Method: Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire about knowledge, risks, and attitude of nursing and non-nursing students regarding risks of chewing Khat. Results: Shows that about one-third of students are in (computer science, Accounting, and Nursing) departments with percentages (32.5%, 31.9 % and 35.6%) respectively. And more than half (59.2%) of students in accounting study have a poor knowledge level and more than one-third (38.3 %) of nursing students have a poor knowledge as regarding risks of chewing Khat. Conclusion: The study found that nursing and non-nursing students had a poor knowledge level as well as a negative attitude toward khat chewing. Recommendations: Implementing an educational program for students could increase knowledge, and awareness among university students and reduce the prevalence of the habit and its unfavorable consequences. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitude; Chewing Khat; Knowledge; Risks & Students | ||||
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