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ASSESSING THE DETERMINANCE OF INDUCED ABORTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
` TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover page
Title page
Certification – – – – – – – – i
Dedication – – – – – – – – – ii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – iii
Abstract – – – – – – – – – v
Table of contents – – – – – – – – vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of Problem – – – – – – 7
1.3 Purpose of the study – – – – – 8
1.4 Objective of the Study – – – – – – 9
1.4 Research Questions – – – – – – 10
1.5 Research Hypothesis – – – – – – 10
1.6 Significance of the Study – – – – – 11
1.7 Scope of the study – – – – – – 11
1.8 Limitation of the study – – – – –
1.9 Definition of Terms – – – – – 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 14
2.2 The Theoretical frame Work – – – – – 21
2.3 conceptual frame work
2.4 empirical review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 82
3.2 Area of the study – – – – – – 82
3.3 Research Design – – – – – – 82
3.4 Sample and sampling techniques – – – – 83
3.5 Population of the study – – – – – 84
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection – – – – 85
3.7 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – 85
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 87
4.2 Presentation of Data – – – – – 87
4.3 Data Analysis – – – – – – – 88
4.4 Testing of Hypothesis – – – – – 91
4.5 Discussion and summary of findings – – 94
CHAPTER FIVE:
INTRODUCTION, SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION
5.0 Introduction – – – – – – – 98
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – 99
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 100
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – – 101
REFERENCES
Appendix
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
This research work is on the eects of Drug Abuse among University undergraduates in Nigeria. It appears that not only the use of drugs that create problems but rather their misuse. In other words the widespread use of drugs has not only turned our attention to the dynamics of drug use and its determinants but also made it necessary to weigh the impact of this process on social institutions and social charge in future generations.
Drug abuse according to Laver (1978) simply means the improper use of drugs to the degree that the consequences are defined as detrimental to the user and or the society. The World Health Organization (WHO (2006) also defined drug abuse as a “state” of periodic or chronic intoxication, detrimental to the individual and to the society, produced by the repeated consumption of a drug (natural or synthetic).
Drug abuse patterns include all aspect of drug usage by the youths ranging from how much, how oen and what sort of drugs, where who, with, what circumstances and so on. The analysis of contemporary social problem has consistently proved more and more controversial because of the variables involve in their analysis, with the incidence of drug abuse, being of utmost concern to the abuser himself, his family, the government and the entire society in which he lives. This situation seems to have caused a lot of embarrassment to the government including most especially the damage done to the image of Nigerian abroad. It is obvious that custom oicials in the United States of America and indeed the entire Nations of Europe subject the people of Nigeria traveling to their countries to a more thorough and embarrassing checks. This type of degrading and humiliating examination of Nigerians according to them is because they want to crack down on smugglers of which Nigerians are the chief suspects due to the hard drug traicking posture exhibited by some greedy Nigerians.
Furthermore, Nigerian societies has defined some drugs as acceptable while others as not acceptable without reference to their eects on mental and physical wellbeing of t the of the users, for example, society considers the use of alcohol and nicotine as acceptable, hence those of them who take these drugs do so freely in public without fear of arrest or society stigma.
To the society as a whole, crime, promiscuity, armed robbery and other vices are all linked to drug abuse. Therefore this study is motivated by the controversy that surrounds the eect of drug abuse among University undergraduates in Nigeria.
1.2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Drug abuse in Nigeria in the contemporary time has become one issue that cast a gloomy shadow to the entire Nigerian society especially among University undergraduates. The height of drug traicking in Nigeria was witnessed in 1985 under the military regime. During this period, it was mostly the University undergraduates that were caught and the first to be executed for drug oences under the “special tribunal (Miscellaneous Oences) Degree No. 20 of 1984. However, the abuse of drugs is not only limited to the University undergraduates as alien phenomenon is to distort its significance.
Nevertheless, the usage of drug either by University undergraduates or other members of the larger society in all its ramifications appears to be a social problem. This problem is widely spread and it aect all and sundry. In other words, this wide spread use and abuse entice people from all walks of life and beyond the human destruction caused by drug dependence is the damage to traditional values and lifestyles. Studies have also shown that drug abuse wrecks individual, shatter families and weakens entire society with its burden of economic looses, health cost and increased lawlessness and crime.
Also, drugs seem to undermine the ability of University undergraduates to learn. Drug also appears to contradict our values of physical wellbeing. People experiment with drugs because they seem to hold the promise of fulfillment. But the fulfillment is generally elusive, greater and greater quantities are consumed and ultimately the person suers both physical and psychological deterioration. The drug
abuser also experience problems of interaction and this interactional problem is encountered both inside his immediate family and stress
invariably is created in the family situation of drug abuse (Homan, 1990).
To add to this, drug abuse may entail a lot of social problems ranging from lateness to lectures, family neglect, deviance behaviours, involvement in crime etc (Earl 2000). In terms of economic cost, it includes the more money required to deal with the undesirable eects of the drug abuse, the less money for services and programmes that enhances the quality of life (Earl 2000).
One of the factors militating against the eradication of drug abuse among our University undergraduates is that our security agencies, such as the police force, National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies among others have not done enough to check this scourge. Another factor militating against the eradication of drug abuse among Nigerian University undergraduates is the problem of corruption among the men and oicials of these fore mentioned agencies.
To this end and judging from the problems outlined earlier, this research aims at ascertaining the eect of drug abuse among University
undergraduates in Nigeria using the University of Calabar, Cross River State as a study area.
1.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions will guide the study.
What are the common drugs likely to be abused by undergraduate students in the contemporary Nigeria society?
What are the major reasons accountable for engagement of undergraduate students in drug abuse in Nigeria?
What are the likely implications for undergraduate‟s involvement in drug abuse?
What are the measures that can be used to eradicate drug abuse among University undergraduates in Nigeria?
1.4. MAJOR OBJECTIVE
To determine the eect of drugs abused by undergraduates in Nigeria
To find out the drugs that is commonly abused by undergraduate students in Nigeria.
To find out the implications for undergraduates involvement on drug abuse.
To identify of this study also aims at looking at some of the measures aimed at eradicating the drug abuse problem among University
undergraduates in Nigeria.
To ascertain the reasons why drugs are been abused by the University undergraduates in Nigeria.
1.5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
There is a great need for this study as it entails what the result for the findings would be used for.
The results of the study should help in creating awareness in the society on the general eects of drug abuse on their health most especially
the University undergraduates. It will make the youths to realize that excessive or even small intake of this item (drugs) has inhibitory eects
on their brain.
The result of this of this study will be used in making the consumers to have a second thought before partaking in the act. This will go a long
way in modeling their behavior which the general awareness has created.
The study will go a long way in reducing the numerous health problems encountered as a result of the misuse of drugs or the intake of hard
drugs. The study will also help young researchers or writers to solve some problems of drug abuse, thereby ensuring good health of the
University undergraduates or youths in general and social harmony in the society.
Finally, all the social ills in the society as a result of the eects of drug abuse among the University undergraduates in Nigeria will be
drastically minimized.
1.6. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Drug: A drug is a chemical substance capable of altering the physical and psychological function of the body.
Abuse: This means the misuse of something. It can also be described as the illegal use of something.
Drug Abuse: This is the misuse of drugs. It could be defined as the illegal use of substance which interferes with the human behavior.
Eects: This could be defined as consequences. It is also the power to produce result.
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