Parental socio-economic status and drug abuse among students in secondary school -Kampala District Uganda
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2014-08
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Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
This study was set to find out the influence of parental socio-economic status and drug abuse
among students in selected secondary schools of Kampala District. It was guided by four specific
objectives, that included i) identifying commonly abused drugs in schools; ii) parental socio
economic status; iii) prevalence of drug abuse and iv) the relationship between parental socio
economic status and drug abuse among students. The study used a descriptive correlation design
that use both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. It was cross-sectional and
expost facto. The study comprised of a population of 500 students from selected secondary
schools of Kampala District. The findings showed that majority of respondents were boys 155
(81.6%) ranged between 12-15 years and these were between S.1 —S.3 (110 (57.9%), coming
from first class families 141 (64.2%) and the drug that is commonly abused is marijuana with
88(46.3%), meaning that they are a stage of identity and confusion. The parental socio-economic
status is generally high with means of 2.802 and standard (0.443), The prevalence of drug abuse
was generally high with means of 2.562 and standard (0.409). The findings also indicated a
positive significant correlation between Parental socio-economic status and Drug abuse among
adolescents in selected secondary schools of Kampala District, since the r=478 sig. value (.000)
was far less than 0.05, which is the maximum level of significance required to declare a
significant relationship in social sciences. Basing on these results the stated null hypothesis was
rejected and a conclusion made that Parental socio-econornic status and Drug abuse among
adolescents 56% in drug abuse indicated by adjusted squared of 0.563 leading to the conclusion
that parental socio-economic status significantly explains the high rates of drug abuse among
adolescents. From the findings the researcher recommends there is need for parents to encourage
girl children also to study, ii) In the line with above, there is gender imbalance in schools which
may cause havoc, so its better to encourage parents take their children in good schools, iii) There
is need to encourage parent to help their children do the home work, since it was found to be
generally low, iv) There is a need to sensitize parents and children on the effects of drug abuse
hence reduction of the dangers, v) There is a need to encourage parents to start businesses those
who are not employed, and vi) There is a need to sensitize the parents not to smoke cannabis at
any time they feel like, despite the fact that they can afford it. It found that higher SES among
adolescents was associated with greater rates of binge drinking and marijuana and cocaine use in
early adulthood.
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A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the A ward of Master of Arts Degree In Counseling Psychology
Keywords
Drug abuse, Parental, Students