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Prevalence Of And Motivation For Drug Abuse  
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
Preamble
This chapter covers the general procedure for the conduct of the study. It focuses on the research design, sample and sampling procedure, instrumentation, pilot testing, administration, psychometric properties, collection of data, scoring and method of data analysis.
Research Design
Descriptive survey research design was adopted to establish the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State. Ndaji (1999) defined descriptive survey as the collection of data for the purpose of describing and interpreting existing conditions, prevailing practices, beliefs, attitudes and on-going process. Abdullahi, (1995) also posited that descriptive survey is a form of research used when dealing with a systematic collection of data or information from population or a sample of population through the use of personal interview, opinion scale, questionnaire and or observation. Descriptive design directed towards the description of the characteristics of an individual group of individual and situation and to determine the frequency with which something happens or its degree of association with the occurrence of something else (Olawuyi & Famojuro, 1998).
In essence, descriptive survey involves collecting data in order to test hypotheses or answer questions concerning the current status of the subject and after which a generalized finding would be made on the study.
Sample and Sampling Procedure
The entire population for this study consists of youths in tertiary institutions in Kwara State. The target population consists of all students of the selected tertiary institutions. Sampling method is a systematic selection and examination of fractional part of the total population and generalizes its study to population from which it is taken. For the purpose of this study, a multi-stage sampling technique comprising stratified and random method was used to draw 450 respondents from tertiary institutions in Kwara state. Stratification is a process in which variable is classified into groups based on desired characteristics of the variables such as age, sex, institution, faculty, department etc. The sample was determined using Cohran (1997) sample size determination formulae.
In Kwara state, there are nine (9) tertiary institutions excluding distance learning, Open University, Mono-technics and Satellite campuses. Universities, Colleges of Education and Polytechnics were identified. At stage one, three (3) tertiary institutions were randomly selected across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State which are University of Ilorin (Kwara Central Senatotial District), College of Education, Oro (Kwara South Senatorial District) and College of Education, (Technical) Lafiaji (Kwara North Senatorial District). Stage two, stratified sampling method was used to categorize only the two hundred and three hundred students in each of the three tertiary institutions across different faculties/schools. At the last stage, respondents were chosen randomly across the faculties.
For the purpose of this study, year two and three students were considered to ensure equilibrium among the selected institutions since colleges of education have 3 levels. Thus, simple random method was used to select a total 450 respondents from the three tertiary institutions. Making one hundred and fifty (150) respondents per institution.
Instrumentation
The instrument used for this study is a research designed questionnaire titled “Prevalence of, and Motivation for Drug Abuse Among Students of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (PMDAASTIQ)â€. The instrument consists of three (3) sections.
Section “A†elicits Bio-data information from the participants such as gender, age, religion and family status. Section “B†elicits information on the “Prevalence of Drug Abuse Among Students of Tertiary Institutions†and it has fifteen (15) items. Section “C†also has fifteen (15) items and it covers “Motivation for Drug Abuse Among Students of Tertiary Institutionsâ€. Both Sections B and C were rated using a Four-Point Likert Type scale. Respondents were to indicate degree of agreement and disagreement to the items. Thus:
SA - Strongly Agree 4 points
A - Agree 3 points
D - Disagree 2 points
SA - Strongly Disagree 1 point
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONCOUNSELLOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENTPrevalence of and Motivation for Drug Abuse Questionnaire (PMDAQ)Dear Respondent, This instrument is designed to elicit information on the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Your sincere responses to each of the items will be highly appreciated as all information supplied will be treated with utmost confidentiality and be used strictly for the re ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Purpose of the Study The main purpose of this study is to find out the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, suggestion will be made on alternative activities that Nigeria youths can venture their time and energy aside drugs and roles of counsellors in preventing drug abuse among youths so that they may have a life of purpose and be self actualized.Significance of the StudyYouthful age has ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 14 ]Types of Alcohol BeveragesMoronkola and Otinwa (1999) listed the following types of alcohol beverages available in Nigeria: Wine, beer and distilled beverage. Wine: Wine is made from the fermented juice grapes or other fruits. It has a typical alcohol content of 10% to 14% by volume. There are five basic types of wines, red, white, rose and sparkling or champagne, containing carbon dioxide (all referred to as table wine) and desert for cocktail (with an alcohol content ranging from 15% to 24%.Be ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 8 ]Summary of Findings Based on the result of the study, items 1, 6 and 4 were ranked as the top three on the prevalence of drug abuse while items 2, 1 and 3 were ranked the top on the motivation for drug abuse. The list ranked items on the prevalence of drug abuse are items 7 and 13, 12, and 2 while items 4, 8 and 11 features on motivation for drug abuse. However, eight hypotheses were postulated and all of them were accepted. Hence, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of, ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Still on the basis of age, the hypothesis that there is significant difference in the motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions was accepted as no significant difference was found. It then indicates that respondents’ age has no influence in their motivation for drug abuse. Irrespective of their different age brackets, they tend to be motivated towards drug abuse by peer pressure, in order to work better and experiment how it works. The finding thus supports that of ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]REFERENCESAaron, K., Robert, L., Reische, D., Barbara, V., Waggoner, S. & Wagger, H.(1982). Understanding health. New Jersey: Random House Visual Education Corporation. Abdullahi, O. (1995). Typology of research. In S. Jimoh (ed). Methodology: An inter disciplinary approach. Ilorin: Unilorin Library and Publication.Akindelly, B. (2009). Causes, effects and control of drug abuse in society.Retrieved July 22, 2013 from. http://www.voices.yahoo.com/causes-effects-control-drug-abuse-society. ... Continue reading---
