TNNMC Journal of Mental Health Nursing

  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Effectiveness of Tutelage on the Levels of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Effects of Substance Abuse Among College Students

  • Author:
  • B Vinothini1, N Revathy2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Jan 27, 2026
  • Page Number: 12 to 16

1M.Sc.(N) Student, Sri Narayani College of Nursing, Vellore

2Associate Professor, Sri Narayani College of Nursing, Vellore

Online published on 27 January, 2026.

Abstract

Substance abuse is a prevalent issue frequently encountered among teenagers and adolescents. The study aims at assessing knowledge and attitude of college students and evaluate the effectiveness of tutelage on knowledge and attitude regarding effects of substance abuse. A pre experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design was employed with a sample of 100 college students. The findings revealed that there is significant improvement in knowledge from mean 13.01 to 26.65 and attitude from mean 79.82 to 143.08 regarding the effects of substance abuse.