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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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The question on drug use was only asked from young people in Grade 8 and 10. Perhaps that must notable tend presented in table 4 is the sharp increase in drug (marijuana) use between 1994 and 1998.
Causes of Use Drugs among Females’ Youths
According to Confnachic and others, it is that the illegal and legal use/abuse of drug is more symptomatic of personal problems than drug problem. However, he attributed use of drug to the following factors: -
- Peer group pressure
- Ignorance
- Frustration
- Problems in the home
- Search for identity
- Unrealistic goals
According to madden (1984) the socio-cultural aspect which affect the acceptability of the drugs are the most influential features influencing harmful personal consumption. He further stated that myths also attached curative role to some substances such as analysis and some beverage containing alcohol.
On personality feature as a factor, Madden (1984) observed that emotional problem that arises within the constitution and the stem from genetic and childhood influences play a role in the causation of harmful level of psychoactive substances consumption. The difficulty is in determining the emotional anomalies that are either the “FACTORS’ EFFECTS OR CAUSES†of drug abuse.
Osu (1991) on the other hand revealed that the major or factors responsible for use of drug among undergraduate female’s student are: -
- Ignorance
- Idleness
- Curiosity
- Spirit of rebellion against the system and the family socio-economic.
He further explained that female’s youth’s are not fully conscious of
the dangerous effects of use of drug through this they have become
victims of circumstances either through association with another abuses
or her peers. Similarly lack of creative venture, his observation may
lead females’ youth to experimentation drug for the thrill of it. He
further maintain that for some females youths it was a way of expressing
their opposition to the system either the family or any constituted
authority.
Finally he asserted that the socio-economic background of
the females youths may also induce some of them to drug in order to
escape from reality of either poverty, broken home or general hardship.
According
to National clearing house on family violence (1997), it was stated
that young and adult females engaged in use of drugs because:
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Women abused the past or currently living with an abusive partner, may
use alcohol or other drugs to deal with pains, anxiety and fear of
situation.
- Adults who were abused as children may use substance to deaden the pain of past memories.
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Adolescents who have been abused or who have witnessed abuse may resort
to alcohol or other drugs use as a coping mechanism.
- Parents who abuse or neglect their children often have problems with substance use.
- Women may engage in abuse substances to diminish their feeling of guit or shame or to assist in denial of their acts.
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Those who for seniors or persons with disabilities may give them
excessive medication or with hold medication in order to co0ntrol their
behaviour.
National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS), 2002, a
random sample of Australians are interviewed about their drug use at
approximately three years intervals. In 2001, almost 27,000 people aged
14 years and over were interviewed about their behaviours concerning
tobacco, drug and alcohol, according to the NDSHS, 14% of females and
20% males reported using illicit drugs in the 12 months prior to the
survey. This was comparable to rates of drug use in 1995, but lower than
in 1998 when 19% of females and 25% of males and reported recent drug
use.
The highest rates of drug use were among 20 to 29 years old for both females and males (31%) and 40% respectively.
Females
reported a lower prevalence of recent drug use than males for all types
of drugs, small percentages of female and males had recently used
heroin or were injecting drug users. The most common type of drug, to be
injected were amphelamines, heroin and other opiales.
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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---
