BACKGROUND

Quasi-experimental Evaluation of the Marijuana Use Among CSUSB Students:

• Among college students there is trending characteristics
are as follows:(1) lack of sleep, (2) increase stress (3)
increase drug use (4) increase alcohol consumption and (5) Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Behaviors
poor diet.1
• The daily marijuana use among college-aged students has Marissa Cruz BS, MPH (c), Carolina Deleon BS, MPH(c),
been increasing in recent years.2 Anh Nguyen BS, MPH(c) and Julian Sacdalan BS, MBA, MPH(c)
Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino
OBJECTIVE
• To determine the impact of a public service announcement RESULTS Cont. RESULTS Cont. LIMITATIONS
on college students’ knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy
related to marijuana use. Figure 3: Marijuana use before an  There was an increased in knowledge before and after the • The participants are not a true sample size for CSUSB students; only 8
exam helps relax. Intervention on the long term effects of marijuana use: students participated in the before and after intervention.
METHODS • There was not a variety of students with different majors; only health
Strongly Disagree Table 2: Long term effect of Marijuana Use Trend science students were present for the intervention.
• Pre- and post-tests were developed and disseminated to 57.10% 42.90% • Most of the participants were females.
college students ages 18-25 who are attending Disagree Post-test • Participants were not randomly selected.
Pre-test (%)
undergraduate and graduate courses in health sciences. (%)
• The participants were shown the public service Agree Is anxiety a short term effect of
announcement (PSA) after taking the pre-test and then marijuana use
STRENGTHS
were asked to take the post-test, which further evaluated Strongly Agree
 Yes 0.00 • This study was the first pilot study conducted at CSUSB campus.
their learning of content from the video. 37.50
• Descriptive and bivariate statistics were conducted to 0 2 4 6 8  No • Academic partnership, good for serving the school community.
62.50 100.00 • Post-survey results indicate increased knowledge regarding marijuana
analyze differences before and after the intervention. Pre-Test Post-test Is difficulty thinking and problem use.
• P value less than .05 was used to denote significance
solving a short term effect of
and all analyses were conducted in SPSS version 24.
Figure 4: Repeating an academic course marijuana use?
CONCLUSION
would be a burden  Yes 12.50
37.50
RESULTS Strongly disagree  No • There was no significant impact found before and after the interventions.
62.50 87.50
Is disrupted memory and learning However, the study provided trends in the knowledge, attitudes and self-
• Demographics information resulted in 57.10% were Disagree
a short term effect of marijuana efficacy behaviors among the CSUSB students.
females and 42.90% were males’ participants. The
Agree use? • Interventions targeted towards college students is improving
majority of the sample population was 18-25 years old
understanding marijuana use.
(85.7%).  Yes 12.50
Strongly Agree 25.00
Figure 1: Sex Demographics  No 87.50 FUTURE DIRECTIONS
75.00
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00% Is increased heart rate a short term
Post-test Pre-test effect of marijuana use? • Develop health promotion activities that would help assess the needs of
 Yes our target population and help promote health and wellness among
 KNOWLEDGE 12.50 0.00 college students.
42.90%  No 100.00 • Develop effective communication skills to help our target population
57.10% 87.50
 Significant result based on how long can marijuana stay in your system, All of the above are short term understand information and health literacy so they can make necessary
all participants answered correctly (100%) in the post-test compared to effects of marijuana use healthy decisions.
pre-test where answers were staggered. • Have a random selection for a more effective intervention.
 Yes 87.50
62.5
 All participants based on the post-test conducted knew allocated  No REFERENCES
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• While the demographics of race/ethnicity were Caucasian Table 1: Descriptive Statistics: Knowledge  SELF-EFFICACY
T., Tandalayo Kidd, Colby S., Phillips B., Koenings M., Brown O., Olfert M.,
(57.10%), Hispanic/ Latino (28.60%), and prefer not to
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Active for Health (YEAH) Internet-Based Intervention via a Community-
Pre-test samples were asked about resisting the use of marijuana even if peers
Post-test Based Participatory Research Model. Journal of Nutrition Education and
Figure 2: Race/Ethnicity Demographics were using it
(%) (%) Behavior , Volume 46, Number 2, 2014
 The self-efficacy increased 50.00% to 87.50% after the intervention (when
How long can marijuana stay in asked about they can study for the exam without marijuana use) 2. Brackenbury, L. M., Ladd, B. O., & Anderson, K. G. (2016). Marijuana
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Figure 5:Self-efficacy Trends American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 42(1), 25–31.
 1 to 7 days 12.50 0
90.00%
 7-30 days 0 100.00 80.00%
42.90% 57.10% 70.00%
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 30-60 days 50.00 0 60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
 Don't know 37.50 0 . 30.00% • Monideepa B. Becerra, Dr.Ph., MPH, CHES for allowing innovation
20.00%
10.00% throughout the MPH courses
Which wellness program is available 0.00% • Salome Mshigeni, PhD, MPH, MPA and her students who participated in
Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Prefer not to answer
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at CSUSB Health Center?

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this intervention
 Help 0 0 • Student Health Center for collaboration on this study
• There was no significance found. There were trends found • Department of Health Science and Human Ecology and Dr. Dimitri Tamalis
 Just Ask 12.50 0 for providing financial support
that demonstrated increase in the knowledge, attitude and
self-efficacy after showing the public service  Thrive Health Promotion 100.00 Pre-test
37.50
announcement Post-test
 Don't know 50.00 0
 ATTITUDES Q9: I can Q12: I'm Q14:I can Q15: I can
Difficulty thinking and problem always comfortable resist using study for my
solving-Which of the following are manage seeking help marijuana exams
 57.10% of the respondents disagrees that marijuana use short-term health effect of using school at the even if my without
before an exam helps relax. After the intervention, 42.90% marijuana? related CSUSB- friends are using
of the sample disagrees on this attitude. stress Student using marijuana *
 Before the intervention, 62.50% of the sample strongly  Yes 37.50 12.50 without Health marijuana *
agreed that repeating a course was burden, After showing using Center *
the PSA, it went to 87.50%  No 62.50 87.50 marijuana *