Prevalence of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdegboyega, Lateef Omotosho
dc.contributor.authorAjiboye, Samuel K.
dc.contributor.authorAdigun, Akeem A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T14:43:55Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T14:43:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractDrug abuse among young people is a global problem that has been a great source of concern to all stake holders in education. Despite several steps that have been taken to control the situation, drug abuse prevalence is still on the high side among young people. In order to curb the problem of drug abuse among youths, this study thus investigated the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study also examined the influence of variables of religion and family type on the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Simple and stratified random sampling techniques were adopted to draw a total of 450 respondents who participated in the study from the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The instrument for data collection was the prevalence of drug abuse questionnaire (PDAQ). The data collected were analysed through the use of frequency counts, percentages, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings showed a high prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. The findings equally showed no significant difference in the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions based on religion and family type. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that peer counselling be organized among the students; counsellors should be employed in schools to enlighten students on the danger inherent in drug use/abuse, authorities of tertiary institutions should include drug programmes in the general subjects (GNS) curriculum, new students in school should be sensitized against drugs, religious and community leaders should educate young people against drug abuse.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6070
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Education, University of Ilorinen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectDrug Abuseen_US
dc.subjectStudents of Tertiary Institutionsen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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