Benue State University, Makurdi
Contemporary Journal of Applied Psychology (CJAP), Vol 2 No 1, March 2015
AWARENESS OF DRUG ABUSE EFFECTS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAKURDI, BENUE STATE
Abstract
This study investigates awareness of drug abuse effects among secondary school students in Makurdi metropolis adopting an ex post facto survey． A total of 200 students，including １０４ males and ９６ females with mean age of 16 years from four secondary schools (One girls＇ school，one boys＇ school and two coeducational schools） completed a self-developed measure of drug abuse effect knowledge. Three hypotheses were tested using a two way ANOVA （Amos SPSS ２１） analysis，results showed significant differences on the main effect of type of school (F (3, 194) = 3.68, p= .01）； but not for gender （F (1, 194) = 3.37, p = .06） and interaction effect （F (3, 194) = .07, p = .79） at the significant level of p=0.05. It is concluded that type of school is a good determinant of drug abuse effect knowledge through awareness. Recommendations are made to education stakeholders of young people to intensify drug abuse effects awareness in order to prevent onset of drug use. |
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Faculty of Social Sciences,
Department of Psychology,
Benue State university,
P.M.B. 102119, Makurdi,
Makurdi.
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