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Determinants Of Drug Usage Among Females As Perceived By Secondary School Teachers
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA]
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Summary of the Review of Related Literature
In summary of the
reviewed literature, drug abuse has been said as a use of a drug in a
way that is not accordance with the accordance with the recommended
medical use of drug. The drugs are especially those that affect the
brain and mind by depressing, stimulating or disorganizing it.
Such drugs are usually referred to as hard drug (e.g cocaine, marijuana
and heroin) other are used commonly by many people (e.g. coffee,
kolanuts aspirin and alcohol) Akinade, 2005.
Osu, 1991 revealed that the major factors responsible for use of drug among under graduate females students are: -
- Ignorance
- Idleness
- Curiosity
- Spirit of rebellion against the system and the family socio-economic background.
Their
effects are wakefulness lateness, constriction of blood vessels, acting
on the central nervous system, tension, anxiety e.t.c.
The dangers
involve in use of drugs are addiction, physical dependence,
psychological dependency, death occurs with intentional and
unintentional overdose, self-neglect, blackouts, irritationality, mood
swing, slurred speech poor motor coordination and psychosis etc.
In
curbing the use of drug and other violent crime in our society the
school should give practical drug education. Drug use or abuse could be
controlled by internal agency such as World Health organization,
National, State and Local Governments. Seminars, workshops, discussion
involving children, youths, parents’ organization by National State
Local Government and Health Agencies were other approach to controlling
drug abuse and misuse.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The study examined the determinants of drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teachers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Data were collected from 200 randomly selected teachers through drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teacher questionnaire. The questionnaire was analysed using simple frequency counts and percentages. The study showed that the use of drug like India herm, cocaine, amphelamines, marijuana and cannabis ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]APPENDIX UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN FACULTY OF EDUCATION COUNSELLOR EDUCATION Factors Responsible for Female Involvement in Drugs Use Questionnaire (FRFIDUQ) Dear Respondent, This questionnaire is designed to find out factors responsible for female involvement in drug use as perceived by Undergraduate Students of University of Ilorin. Please kindly give sincere and objective responses to the items of this questionnaire. All information given will be treat with utmost confidentiality. All information s ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of Respondents by Gender Table 2: Distribution of Respondent by Age Table 3: Distribution of Respondents by Marital Status Table 4: Distribution of the respondents by Religion Table 5: Ranking order Item by item Analysis of Responses Table 6: Summary Table for the Determinants of Drug Use among Females Table 7: Means Standard Deviations and t-values of Respondents’ Perception of the determina ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Operational Definition of Terms Scope of the Study CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction Meaning, Nature and Concept of Drug Abuse Causes of Use of Dr ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Research Questions1.
What are the determinants of females’ involvement in drug as perceived
by secondary school teachers of Ilorin South Local Government Area? 2. Is there any difference in the determinants of drug use among females as perceived by male and female respondents? 3. Is there any difference in the determinants of drug use among females as perceived by respondents on the basis of age? 4.
Is there any difference in the determinant of drug use among ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY Introduction In this chapter the method and procedure used in carrying out the investigation are presented. This includes the research design, sample and sampling procedure, instrumentation, (validity and reliability), procedure for data administration and collection, scoring procedure and method of data analysis. Research Design This research adopts the descriptive survey method dealing with eliciting information on the factors responsible for females†... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Hypothesis ThreeThere is no significant difference in the determinant of drug us among female as perceived by respondents on the basis of Marital Status. Table 9 indicates that the calculated t-value of .31 is less than critical t-value of 1.96. Therefore hypothesis four which stated that “there is no significant difference in the factors responsible for females involvement in drugs use as perceived by respondents on the basis of marital status of parent was accepted because no significant ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Implication of findings The finding of this study revealed that:
Agreed that social factors were ranked as the first major factor
responsible for females involvement in drug use. Social factors include
such factors as: “they want to prevent or abort pregnancy and the
exposure through advertisements such on television newspaper, radio
billboards etcâ€. The implication of these findings is that more females’
youths will engage in drug use because of the ra ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdegoke, A.A. (2003). Adolescent in Africa. Revealing the problems of teenagers in a Contemporary Africa Society. Ibadan. Hadassay Publishing. Akinade, E.A. (2005). Dictionary of Guidance and Counselling. Counselling psychology.Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003). Overview of drug use a among women. Australia: Alc Research & Public Policy Series. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004). Overview of drug use among women Australian: Alc Research & Public Policy Series.Australian Crime ... Continue reading---
