ABSTRACT Substance abuse is a problem to many people across the world. Programs and activities have been put in place to fight drug and substance abuse in schools. The Ministry of Education through the report of the presidential party in education and manpower training for the next decade and beyond and the Commission of inquiry on the education system of Kenya recommended that peer counseling services be established in all educational institutions. Peer counseling was therefore integrated i...
ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse, a very disturbing problem in the society is on the increase in the Ghanaian society; hence the child is not protected by those he/she trusts. The research aims at delving through the types of child sexual abuse, the causes and the effect of child sexual abuse. It also aimed at looking for what motivates disclosure, patterns of disclosure and what prevents disclosure. The study was limited to 70 respondents. The target population for the study comprised sexually ab...
This paper posits community theatre as an agent of change and argues that community theatre possesses the technicalities to bring awareness to the members of a community to the social and cultural issues affecting them via their exploration in drama or performance, thereby causing changes in their mindset, action and socialisation patterns. With a focus on marijuana addiction amongst the youths in Tombia, Ekpetiama, the paper critically analyses the effectiveness of community theatre in mobil...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this project was to determine if calling the police for incidents of domestic abuse is influenced by substance use of either the abusers or victims. The primary data source was interview data from 419 women involved in a misdemeanor level incident of domestic violence, and who had either called the police themselves or had a call made on their behalE A secondary and minor data source was police reports completed on these incidents. Calling the police was analyzed for t...
Abstract The issue of drug and substance abuse has become a major concern in Kenya, particularly in the coastal region. In response, the government has implemented various programs to mitigate the problem. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the government's programs for mitigating drug and substance abuse in the Kilifi and Mombasa Counties of thecoastal region of Kenya.Social learning theory and functionalism theory served as the study's guiding principles. The study was further und...
The study assessed effects of sport betting on youth economic development jr~ Kalerwe Trading Center in Uganda with four specific objectives; to find out how unemployment affect youths economic development, to find out how poverty affect youths economic development, to find out how drug abuse affect youths economic development and to determine the relationship between effects of sport betting and youth economic development. It was hypothesized that “there is no relationship between effects ...
ABSTRACT The use of formularies in drugs management is a widely accepted practice and Kenya has adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) drug formulary model to develop its own formularies or essential drug lists. This study explored factors affecting management of drug formularies by both private and public health facilities in Nairobi. Specifically, the study sought to determine the type of formulary in use by various health facilities in Nairobi as well as exploring extents to which bo...
Abstract: Alcohol and marijuana use remains a major concern for parents, teachers, health professionals, law enforcement and policy makers. Schools provide viable settings where interventions can be used to curb the use of alcohol and marijuana. The study sought to assess the effectiveness of counseling and non-counseling interventions used in preventing alcohol and marijuana abuse among high school students in Kiambu County. The objectives were: Identifying the counseling and non-counseling...
ABSTRACT The problem of sexual exploitation of children has become a major global concern. In the recent past, cases of sexual abuse among children have increased in Kenya. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, knowledge, forms, effects and remedial measures of child sexual abuse among primary school pupils in Nakuru Municipality. A cross-sectional research design, involving a multistage cluster sampling technique, was used to get 259 pupils from six primary schools in Nakur...
ABSTRACT This study was set forward to determine the effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Samia district. The general objective or purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Samia district While reviewing related information on the topic of study, the researcher sought for ideas of prior scholars whose suppositions and contentions were similar the problem under study. The study employed a descri...
ABSTRACT A study on effect of child abuse on development was carried in Soroti Municipality. The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of child abuse on the development of soroti municipality. The objectives of the study were; to find out the forms of abuses facing children, the root causes of the problems of child abuse and how the problem has affected development. The population of the study was 40. The study employed random sampling techniques to arrive at a sample of 40 re...
ABSTRACT Occupational stress is a common phenomenon among drugs and substance abuse rehabilitation counsellors. Though occupational stress and coping strategies have received increased attention, apparently the current level of attention attributed to level, causes, effects and coping strategies among drugs and substance abuse rehabilitation counsellors still remains a point of concern. This study therefore sought to establish the level, causes, effects of occupational stress and coping stra...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL HDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivLIST OF TABLES VABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 31.3 Purpose of the study 41.4 Objective of the study 41 .5 Research questions 41.7 Scope of the study 41.7.1 Geographically 41.7.2 Contextual scope 41.7.3 Theoretical scope 51.9 Operational Definition of key Terms 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.4 Sign and symptoms of stress 112.5 causes of ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out was to establish the effects of child abuse on pupil's academic performance in Primary Schools in Lare location, Njoro District in Kenya. The formulated objectives guided the study; to trace the prevailing form (){child abuse; to establish whether child abuse was a common practice in primary schools, to establish the relationship between child abuse and academic performance on learners. The researcher used a purposive sampling technique to pick on responde...
ABSTRACT Drug abuse affects an individual in any organization by directly affecting their health rendering them less productive and inefficient. In the long run the organization fails to achieve their objective as a result of unproductive workers, high absenteeism, shoddy work and reduced staff morale. This study aimed at assessing the extent level of illicit chug use in secondary schools and the impact on academic performance. It looked at various policies and practices the secondary schools...