Drug Abuse and Morals of Youths; A Case Study of Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION H

APPROVAL III

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V

LIST OF TABLES x

ABSTRACT xi

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROU1~’JD OF THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 5

1.3 GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5

1.3.1 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5

1.4AREA OF STUDY 5

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5

1.5.1 SUBJECT SCOPE 5

1.5.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 6

1.5.3 TIME SCOPE 6

1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 6

1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 6

1.8 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 6

1.9 DEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL TERMS 6

1.10 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 7

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.OTNTRODUCTION 8

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2.1THEORETICAL REVIEW .8

2.2 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW.9

2.2.1 YOUTHS MORALS 9

2.2.2 DRUGS USAGE 10

2.2.3 AGE 11

2.2.4 PARENTAL GUIDANCE 12

2.3 REVIEW OF SPECIFIC LITERATURE 12

2.3.1 LEVEL OF USAGE OF DRUGS BY THE YOUTHS 12

2.3.2 LEVEL OF DRUGS INFLUENCE ON YOUTHS MORALS 15

2.3.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE AND YOUTHS MORALS 16

2.4 CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG THE YOUTHS 16

2.5 EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON THE YOUTHS 19

2.6 TYPES OF DRUGS ABUSED BY THE YOUTHS 21

CHAPTER THREE 23

METHODOLOGY 23

3.0 INTRODUCTION 23

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 23

3.2 STUDY POPULATION 23

3.3 SAMPLE SELECTION 23

3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION 23

3.5 DATA COLLECTION METHODS 24

3.5.1 QUESTIONNAIRES 24

3.5.2 FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS 24

3.5.3 INTERVIEWS 25

3.6 DATA CODING, STORAGE AND CLEANING 25

3.7 DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION 25

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CHAPTER FOUR .26

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 26

4.0 INTRODUCTION 26

4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS 26

4.2 RESPONSES FROM RESPONDENTS 26

4.3 SEX OF THE RESPONDENTS 26

4.4 MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS 27

4.5 WHETHER THE RESPONDENTS HAVE EVER BEEN ADDICTED OR NOT 27

4.6 CRIMES COMMITTED BY YOUTHS ADDICTED TO DRUGS 28

4.7 LEVEL OF USAGE OF DRUGS BY THE YOUTHS 29

4.8 LEVEL OF DRUGS INFLUENCE ON YOUTHS MORALS 29

4.9 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE AND YOUTHS MORALS 30

4.1.8 HYPOTHESIS TESTING 31

4.1.9 PERCEPTION OF DRUG ABUSE 32

4.1.1OMAJOR CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE 32

4.1 .11 MEASURES BY THE GOVERI’4MENT AND PEOPLE UGANDA TO REDUCE

DRUG ABUSE 33

CHAPTER FIVE 34

DISCUSSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECEOMMENDATIONS 34

5.0 INTRODUCTION 34

5.1.0 SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS 34

5.1.1 FINDINGS ON THE LEVEL OF USAGE OF DRUGS BY YOUTHS 34

5.1.2 FINDINGS ON LEVEL OF DRUG INFLUENCE ON YOUTHS MORALS 34

5.1.3 FINDINGS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE AND YOUTHS

MORALS 34

5.1.4 FINDINGS ON THE MEASURES TO BE DONE BY GOVERNMENT AND THE

PEOPLE OF UGANDA TO REDUCE DRUG ABUSE AMONG THE YOUTHS 35

5.2 CONCLUSION 35