Guideline for Prevention of Substance Abuse in a Muslim Community
Keywords:
Participation, Guideline for Substance Prevention, MuslimAbstract
This participatory action research aimed to develop a guideline for prevention of substance abuse in a Muslim community. A total of 72 informants were recruited, including community leaders, religious leaders, women leaders, youth, and health personnel. The study was done into 4 steps: 1) performing a qualitative survey on situation of substance abuse, participation on substance prevention, and attitudes on prevention of substance abuse, 2) participatory development of the Guideline for Substance Prevention (GSP) in a target community, 3) implementing the GSP in the target community, and 4) evaluation the impacts and changing of community after the implementation of the GSP. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted. An observational form was used for taking note on participant’s behaviors during field visit. Triangulation was done to ensure trustworthiness of the study. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Results revealed as follows;
1. The GSP in a Muslim community composed of 4 domains of intervention: a) the mosque-centered community development, b) the determination of community rules (Hukompakat) and effective enforcement, c) the development of a preventive environment in the community, and d) the development of transformative learning. The GSP had improved the awareness on substance prevention and participation in substance prevention among residents in the study community.
2. Impacts of the GSP were a) continuing transformative learning among community members was observed after implementation of the GSP which helped to improved the prevention of substance use continuingly, b) minimizing the stigmatization on substance users and their families and c) improving of preventive environment of substance use and participation in prevention of substance use.
Findings of the study can be utilized in other Muslim community where the religious and community leaders are highly cooperated and trusted by community members.
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