Kuat As An Intervention Strategy In Risk Control Of Drugs Abuse Among Adolescents At Depok

Abstract

Changes in adolescents are one of the reason for their negative acts, including drug abuse. A strategy that can be used by the community health nurse to prevent this is by strengthening the role of adolescent families, so that they could provide their adolescent’s needs properly. Based on assessment and identification of problems in adolescents, a program known as Keluarga Untuk Remaja Sehat (KUAT) was arranged in various of action plans for strengthening adolescent and their families as follows: 1) early detection of drug abuse; 2) how to comunicate effectively with adolescent; and 3) forming a support group consist of families with adolescents in Kelurahan Cisalak Pasar Depok. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of KUAT as an intervention strategy to increase adolescent’s skill to control the risk of drug abuse. The method of this research was quantitative research and data was collected through questionaire after KUAT intervention. A random sample of 72 adolescents who aged 10-19 years old and their families, was chosen. Result of KUAT program is the increasing of adolescent’s risk control skill of drug abuse by 94,3% from 48,6% (p=0,046). Conclusion is that KUAT as a strategy of intervention was effective and applicable to use in the management of service and nursing care for controlling the drug abuse risk in adolescent. It is recommended that KUAT as risk control of drug abuse is needed for strengthening the role of family to adolescents.