An Assesment of Drug Abuse Among Secondary School Students of Harari Regionmanaye
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2011-02
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to asses the abuse of drug among secondary school
students and to examine the prevalence rate of drug abuse among secondary school students.
Basic questions were raised regarding the spread of drug abuse, its relationship with some
variables of the study population such as family condition, peer influence, and level of
academic performance and on drug abuse manner and its consequences.
The study was carried out in Harari region. To select 3 sampled secondary schools from the
7 secondary schools found in the region, simple random sampling method was used and to
include the sampled grades, stratified sampling method was employed. Furthermore,
students’ section was used as a stratum to select sample from sampled grade, then simple
random sampling method was used to select subjects from the sampled section. Students who
participated in filling the questionnaire were also included in the focus group discussion by
selecting them randomly and the key informants were included in the study purposefully
because they would provide relevant information by virtue of their position. The sample
schools included were 325 students. To deal with the objectives and basic questions, mixed
method design was employed. The instruments used to gather the required information for the
study were questionnaire, focus group discussion guide and interview.
The obtained data were analysed through frequency, percentage and chi square. Based on
the analysis, the following major findings were obtained: Alcoholic drinks, khat, shisha and
cigarette were the main commonly consumed drugs by secondary school students. Risk
factors for drug abuse is significantly associated with lifetime Drug abuse at P<.05, df=12
and level of academic performance at X2 (9, N=213) =53.779, P<.05 Whereas, sex is not
significantly associated with lifetime Drug abuse at X2 (3,
N=213)=5.533,P>.05.Behavioural, psychological, health and social consequences were the
problems faced by the students due to their drug abuse behaviour which results trouble on
their education directly or indirectly.
parents, teachers and peers should react positively, efforts should be made to design and
implement drug abuse assessment programs, Laws should be amended in the school to
control the drug trafficking and to create a drug free environment, awareness should be
raised about the nature and consequences of drug abuse through the region’s media and
school media, recreational amenities and youth centers like public libraries by concerned
body should be given due attention, individual, peer and group counselling sessions on drug
abuse, should be designed, campaigns should be prepared on drug abuse and further
research should be conducted and disseminated to concerned bodies
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Drug ;Abuse ;Among