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Health Education Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, 259-267, 1992
© 1992 Oxford University Press

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A role for drug awareness and prevention programs external to the school?

Susan Quine, John A. Stephenson, Petra Macaskill and John P. Pierce

Department of Public Health, University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia

This paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study, conducted in late 1986, which compared drug awareness between two groups of children enrolled in years 5 and 6 of primary schools in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. One group (n = 1044) had attended a drug education and life skills program prepared and delivered at the Life Education Centre (LEC) external to the school, whilst the other group (n = 1292) had not. The evaluation was based on information obtained from a self-administered questionnaire completed by the children at school. A comparison of the two groups showed that LEC attenders were more likely to be from government schools and attend schools in higher socio-economic status areas. Logistic regression models showed that after adjusting for potential confounding variables, attendance at the LEC was a predictor of drug knowledge, but not of intention to use tobacco or alcohol. Attenders vividly recalled the visit and indicated a high level of understanding and enjoyment. Methodological issues are discussed and certain recommendations made.


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