Investigation on Parental Supervision of Adolescents’ Attitude in Medicine Consumption

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10.2991/978-2-38476-176-0_69How to use a DOI?

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Medicine Consumption; Parental Supervision; Adolescents; Attitude

Abstract

The population of adolescents around the world continues to increase. WHO estimates that the adolescent population will account for one-sixth of the world’s population. One of the problems that arise in adolescence is drug abuse. Figure of parents is the main factor that can prevent drug abuse behavior in adolescents. Other problems that can arise include the possibility of errors in drug consumption, inappropriate drug doses, and drug interactions. This study aims to determine the description of parental supervision when adolescents consume drugs. This research is a type of cross sectional study to find out the description of parental supervision in adolescents’ attitudes when taking drugs. Sampling using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that 80.3% of respondents took drugs with parental supervision, while the other 19.7% took drugs without supervision. Adolescents who take drugs with parental supervision understand the important role of parents in monitoring the process while adolescents are taking drugs. This awareness can be generated by the respondent’s education level, which is dominated by students from the health sector. In addition, the presence of family members who work in the health sector also increases the awareness of adolescents. Adolescents who take drugs without parental supervision are caused by psychological factors, where adolescents have a tendency to show self-ability and independence without parental intervention, including when taking drugs. Researchers suggest to do assistance to adolescents to be able to continue to increase awareness of adolescents to consume drugs with parental supervision.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nurul Jannah
AU  - Astri Praba Shinta
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Investigation on Parental Supervision of Adolescents’ Attitude in Medicine Consumption
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd UPY International Conference on Education and Social Science (UPINCESS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 485
EP  - 488
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-176-0_69
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-176-0_69
ID  - Jannah2023
ER  -