title: Test implementation of a school-oriented drug prevention program "Study without Drugs": pre- and post-testing for effectiveness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this article, the test implementation of a school-oriented drug prevention program "Study without Drugs" is discussed. The aims of this study were to determine the results of the process evaluation and to determine whether the proposed school-oriented drug prevention program during a pilot project was effective for the participating pupils.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty second-grade pupils at a junior high school in Paramaribo, Suriname participated in the test implementation. They were divided into two classes. For the process evaluation the students completed a structured questionnaire focusing on content and teaching method after every lesson. Lessons were qualified with a score from 0-10. The process was also evaluated by the teachers through structured interviews. Attention was paid to reach, dose delivered, dose received, fidelity, connection, achieved effects/observed behaviors, areas for improvement, and lesson strengths. The effect evaluation was conducted by using the General Liniair Model (repeated measure). The research (-design) was a pre-experimental design with pre-and post-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No class or sex differences were detected among the pupils with regard to the assessment of content, methodology, and qualification of the lessons. Post-testing showed that participating pupils obtained an increased knowledge of drugs, their drug-resisting skills were enhanced, and behavior determinants (attitude, subjective norm, self-efficacy, and intention) became more negative towards drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From the results of the test implementation can be cautiously concluded that the program "Study without Drugs" may yield positive results when applied in schools). Thus, this pilot program can be considered a step towards the development and implementation of an evidence-based school-oriented program for pupils in Suriname.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Science, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Leysweg 86, Suriname. farhaak70@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fariel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ishaak
authors.forename: Nanne Karel
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Kees
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van der Wolf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011634:Public Health; D012572:School Health Services; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012907:Smoking; D013334:Students; D013532:Suriname; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs