dc.description.abstract | Drug
and substance abuse has continued to ruin
both
boys and girls despite the various measures
taken to
minimize
it
by the NACADA.
The study
sought to establish the kinds of drugs and
substances abused by boys and girls
which influence transition from primary
to secondary
schools. It also sought
to examine the reasons
as to why boys and girls abuse drugs and
substances in Kitui Central Sub
-
County and the influence of drug and substance abuse on boys
and girls academic behavior on transition rates from primary
to secondary schools in Kitui
Central Sub
-
County. It
also suggested
the possible solution o
f minimizing
drug and substance
abuse
of boys and girls which influence transition rate from primary to secondary in Kitui
Central Sub
-
County
. Literature review rela
ted to the topic was done. It was organized under the
topics including; history of drug and substance abuse, causes of drug abuse in Kenya, drug abuse
among students in school
s
, effects of drug abuse on the individual and on boys and girls
transition in ed
ucation from primary to secondary school.
The study employed survey research design. The sample consisted of forty students and si
x
teen
guidance and counselling teachers. In total fifty six respondents were sampled. Simple random
sampling procedure was use
d to selected
boys and girls
from class eight and form one to form
four. Data was collected with the help of questionnaires. It was also organized and prepared for
analysis
;
by coding and ent
e
r
ing
in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). It was then
found that majority of the
boys and girls
abuse drugs to feel high.
Both boys and girls
a
re also
driven into taking drug and substance abuse
by virtue of peer pressure. It
was also noted that
p
oor performance is the greatest effe
ct of drug abuse among
boys and girl
s.
T
his was also
accompanied by anti
-
social behavior developed as a result of drug abuse. I
n the event of finding
possible solutions of curbin
g drug abuse, expelling boys and girls
(dr
ug abuse
rs) was proposed
as the secon
d best option. However, boys and girls
were
observed to do little efforts in curbing
the problem among them. It was agai
n
st such backdrop that the study recommended for guiding
and counselling session to be effective in
changing stude
n
ts
’
behavior. | en_US |