Drug abuse is becoming an increasing problem in kenya. Drug and substance abuse has continued to ruin our youth and subsequently education despite various. There may have been a time when we in kenyan considered the use or abuse of drugs as. Use of drugs has led to many health problems in the youth, especially among the secondary school students. The study on nairobi county secondary schools and presented by a university of nairobi student selpher cheloti showed that availability of the drugs was the main cause of alcohol and drug abuse at.
Substance use amongst secondary school students in a rural. Catholic university of eastern africa isbn 9966 909 32 x. The main objective of this research is to find out the prevalence of drug abuse amongst university students in benin. The study underscores the urgent need to address the problem so as to salvage the lives of victims and minimize incidences of abuse.
Abstract the purpose of this study was to find out the behavior disorders displayed by secondary school students as a result of substance. Nacada releases worrying statistics on drug abuse in. According to siringi and waihenya 2003 more than 22% of primary school children in kenya take alcoholic products, by the time they are in secondary school the figures increase to 57% and. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents. The purpose of the study was to investigate effectiveness of guidance and counselling gc as a strategy for curbing drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in kenya. It is the chronic use of a drug for a reason other than for which it was intended. Drug and alcohol abuse is a growing social and public health problem among secondary school learners in zambia. Drug and substance abuse among the youth in and out of. Guidance and counselling strategy in curbing drug and. In 2007, nacada revealed that majority of drug abusers in kenya were students in secondary schools and universities especially in the cities of nairobi. This study thus sought to effectiveness of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools in kenya.
Drug and alcohol abuse prevention education in selected. Strategies for prevention and intervention of drug abuse. Metodology the study employed the descriptive survey research design in determining the factors contributing to alcoholism among secondary school students in mwimbi division, kenya. Drug abuse in secondary schools in kenya probably led to the recent wave of arson that has left a trail of destruction, injury and death in high schools. This thus casts a shadow of doubt on the effectiveness of the guidance and counselling services in kenyan secondary schools. Developing a program for prevention and intervention, authorredempta maithya, year2012. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents redbook. The study recommends that educators and other professionals need to act on drug abuse in kenyan institutions.
Thenational campaign against drug abuse authority released a report on tuesday. This study sought to determine the prevalence of drug abuse among students in a tertiary institution in benin city, edo state, nigeria. Effects of drug and substance abuse among secondary school. Substance abuse among public secondary school students. Drug dependence and abuse in kenyan secondary schools. Alcohol was the frequently abused drug in the schools as expressed with a mean of 2. Developing a program for prevention and intervention by redempta maithya. Madrine kingendo, phd department of special needs education, kenyatta university, p. A nationally representative sample size of 3,016 households was derived from all eight provinces.
It is therefore evident that drugsubstance abuse among the youth must be fought in all ways so as to bring down drugsubstance related problems at all levels in the society. Behaviour disorders related to drug abuse among secondary. Students are likely to initiate prescription drugs and inhalants at the age of years, says the national survey on alcohol and drug abuse among secondary school students in kenya. Role of mass media on prevalence of illicit drug use among. This information is useful in developing specialized educational programs for drug abuse in kenya. The study employed survey research design and was conducted in secondary schools in dagoretti division, nairobi. This paper explores the extent of the menace, precipitating factors, effects on health and discipline of students and possible remedies to the problem. Patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools in kenya article pdf available in substance abuse 301. Drug and substance abuse has continued to ruin our youth and subsequently education despite various measures taken to stop it. Patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools in kenya. Chesang 20 up to 30% to 40% of students in primary have taken one form of drug or another not to mention those in secondary schools.
Although survey have indicated high rate of illicit and prescription drugs misuse among college. Despite the worldwide concern and education about the dangers of drug abuse, the prevalence of drug abuse continues to be felt at an alarming level in secondary schools in kenya mayoyo, 2003. Assess the prevalence of drug abuse amongst university students in benin. Definition of drug abuse and related concepts drug abuse.
Strategies for prevention and intervention of drug abuse among. The findings in general revealed that more male abuse drugs substances than female, i. Drug abuse is indeed a menace in kenyan schools requiring concerted efforts to overcome. The drugs reported to have been used are cigarettes, tobacco, kuber, shisha, packaged alcohol, changaa, hashish, bhang, cocaine, heroin, khat, inhalants, prescription drugs sedatives or sleeping pills, morphine, codeine, pethidine, and synthetic drugs amphetamine, hallucinogens. Department of psychology, guidance and educational foundations egerton university, p. The report is intended to serve as a guide to communities by identifying the core elements of promising strategies and illustrating these strategies with examples. The effect of drug abuse among secondary school students includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the effect of drug abuse among secondary school students abstractthe purpose of the study is to look into the effects of drug abuse, its applications on students in some selected secondary schools in egor local government. Prevalence of drug abuse amongst university students in benin. The district had 89 public secondary schools with a total population of 27,859 students. Drug and substance abuse, students, secondary school, slums, kenya. Drug abuse is becoming an increasing problem in nigeria. Factors influencing drug abuse among the youths vihiga sub. Pdf drugs and substance abuse among the secondary school.
This study also established that the proportion of drug substance abusers. Drug abuse menace is believed to have affected secondary school students all over the world. It is evident that drug and substance abuse is still a problem in our secondary schools despite various measures taken to stop it. Abstract drug abuse is one of the major challenges facing the world today. Research methodology this study was conducted in githunguri subcounty, kiambu county. Against drug abuse 2012 identified alcohol, tobacco and bhang use among the major challenges of substance abuse facing students in kenya. Promising strategies to reduce substance abuse is an assessment of the most effective strategies used nationwide to reduce illicit drug and alcohol abuse and related crime.
Ndege, peter, national campaign against drug abuse authority, kenya background. Introduction the current strategies for dealing with drug abuse among secondary school students in kenya are unsatisfactory for reasons indicated in the study. Drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in kenya, the case of vihiga county by chebukaka, r. Effects of drug and substance abuse on academic performance among secondary school students, kathonzweni district, makueni county, kenya by stellamaris kanini muoti a research project submitted to the department of educational foundations in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of master of education of university of nairobi. Ngesu1, judah ndiku2 and alice masese3 1university of nairobi, kenya. New shocking details of drug abuse in kenya schools. Drug abuse in nairobi secondary schools, kenya african journal of education studies vol.
Secondary school for having used drugs in the same year chesile, 1996. It affects the youth mostly but cuts across all social groups. As things stand, the prevalence of drug abuse among kenyan youth is so high that some affected parents have switched on to denial mode as others simply look on hoping for a miracle. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult. The study showed that drugsubstance abuse is a threat to the general public as well as to the youth still in school and those specifically out of school.
The authors describe the results of a preliminary survey on the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol by secondary school students in kenya. To achieve this, the study sought to investigate the role of parental monitoring, residence, employment and parenting behaviours in predisposing the adolescent in the development to drug use. Heroine and cocaine are also growing rapidly in kenya especially in. Contributions of selected family factors to drug abuse among. Ndetei is professor of psychiatry, university of nairobi, and director, africa mental health.
Most of the current strategies tend to be more reactive than preventive. Kenyan authorities and social non governmental organizations have expressed concern over the rising cases of alcohol abuse. Abstract and full paper for kenya association of professional. Pdf patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools. These findings show that drug and substance abuse is a reality among kenyan youth. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age. Commonly abused drugs and substances by kenyan youth include. Behaviour disorders related to drug abuse among secondary school students in kenya. Pdf drug abuse is the willful misuse of either licit or illicit drugs for the purpose of recreation, perceived necessity or convenience. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended all schools to come up with a drug policy, to create awareness of the effect of drug abuse in the schools and to cooperate with all educational stakeholders so. An investigation into factors contributing to drug and. For instance, about 20% of the school population in edo state, nigeria have taken a psychoactive drug once in their lives alemika.
Poor performance is the greatest effect of drug abuse among drug taking students. Prevalence of substance use among college students in. Semantic scholar extracted view of drug abuse in secondary schools in kenya. The study concluded that drug abuse among the students caused dropping out of school, strained relationship with other students, lack of interest in studying, low concentration span and declining grades.
The study was carried out in muranga south district, central province. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age, gender and peer influence on drug abuse and to establish the reasons why students abuse drugs. In a school setting, drug abuse affects the children of the rich as well as those from poor families. Drug and substance abuse among the youth in and out of school. The study revealed that peer pressure, students family background, place of residence, curiosity, are among some of the factors that influence drug abuse among students in secondary schools in kayole division. Apr 02, 2016 the aim of this research is to investigate the contributions of selected family factors to drug abuse among adolescents in kenyan secondary schools. A study of the causes and effects of drug and substance. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents national institute on drug abuse karen l. Recreational drug use in kenya is common among men, women, and youth from both rural and urban environments. It appears that drug abuse affects behavior and its effects on secondary school students whose prevalence was assessed in this study, is a worldwide problem with no exception of kenyan secondary students. Drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in. This study sought to establish the current trend of drug abuse among students in kenyan secondary schools.
As a result, these young people eventually become addicted, posing a threat to their own health and safety. In muranga south district students are dropping out from schools due to this menace. Secondary schools potentially constitute a great reservoir of the countrys human resource kaburu, j. The extent and panacea for drug abuse and indiscipline in. Other studies have shown that there are many contributing factors to drug abuse among students. Substance use amongst secondary school students in a. Substance abuse among students in selected secondary. Pdf patterns of drug abuse in public secondary schools in kenya. In view of this, the field survey method was adopted to. This rapid assessment of drug and substance abuse sought to understand the nature, extent, and patterns of drug abuse in kenya and its subsequent effect on the individual, family, and community at large. The sample size for this study was 800 students n800. Abstract drug and substance abuse in the world in this 21st century is a worse disaster than hivaids, cancer and famine combined kaguthi, 2004 cited by murimi, 2012. Since many drug addicts start drug abuse at adolescence stage it is important to understand role played by parents in child development that could protect the adolescents from early initiation into drugs.
The most commonly abused drugs include stimulants, opioids, and benzodiazepines, antihistamines. The major cause for concern is that a high proportion of the kenyan youth in secondary schools are involved in drugs nacada 2012. This study sought to establish the extent of drug and substance abuse in secondary schools in kenya, and to analyze the strategies used to address the problem. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention education in selected secondary schools in zambia. The nigerian national drug law enforcement agency ndlea has stated that drug abuse is a major problem in schools ndlea, 1997. Effectiveness of guidance and counseling services in. Box 30197 00100, nairobi kenya drug and substance abuse dsa is and remains a major social problem world over.
Pedagogically based design, pedagogy, drug abuse, design. Drug abuse in kisumu town western kenya otieno ao and avo. Drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in kenya, the case of vihiga county 754 secondary education is critical because it lays ground for further training in various fields ongwae, j. Plans are under way to formulate a comprehensive alcohol policy in the country. The main objective of this study was to determine selected factors contributing to alcoholism among secondary school students in mwimbi division, kenya. The specific objectives of the study are as follows to. This study aimed at finding out what makes students abuse drugs and the effects that arise out of this practice. The ultimate aim was to propose a programme for prevention and intervention. Hence, there is a need for a counselling program in each school to provide support and refer such learners to an appropriate institution for rehabilitation. Prevalence of drug abuse amongst university students in. In the year 2008, many schools in kenya were involved in strikes whereby they damaged school property. Rural secondary school learners in south africa have a low prevalence rate of substance abuse. In todays society more and more adolescents are experimenting with using drugs. This study sought to establish the current trend of drug abuse among students in kenyan secondary schools, and to analyze the strategies used to address the problem.
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