FACTORS INFLUENCING DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE BY STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MBEERE SOUTH SUB COUNTY, EMBU COUNTY, KENYA BY NICERA MUTHONI GATITU UNIV~ E~ TY OrKl KllYIJ \ ••• I 1' .•.••• :10, r.• ··' '.' U H FJ'. ::.;' C i)(' ,'""" y""-,, P. O. \:IUX ')'; - , j,J-, K\Ke'U A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITIED REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE OF TilE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN PROJ;,,-'::T OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI 2014 DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been submitted for a degree award in any other university. Signed ~ : NICERA MUTHONi GATITU :1..\g.\.\.~ Date .. . L50/62481/2013 This project has been submitted for examination with my approval l (A supervisor. Signed....... . .. Date .l.A..\ 9.:\~.?'..~..t. . PROFESSOR HARRIET KIDOMBO School of Continuing University and Distance Education of Nairobi .. as the University ABSTRACT In Kenya drug and substance Secondary abuse has become schools characterized poor Performance, an lncreaslag that almost by enormous -Kenya. A number every Kenyan youngster and cigarettes. The major proportion of these young people eventually creating This study sought to establish the factors influencing schools in Mbeere study the influence were environment students to establish and the in secondary surrounding using questionnaires distribution 100 students and interviews. of the background, school family in drug tables and percentages. including results and were Using Yamane's formula, both boys and girls in public secondary sub county using Questionnaires which were administered substance abuse and qualitative presented in data, frequency the target population to the selected students and quantitative used in data analysis. The findings four objectives environment, which surrounding indicated community that peer influence xi pressure, was schools in Mbeere south teacher from each sample schools. Both qualitative were by survey. In view of to one guidance and counseling approaches in The objectives to collect quantitative The a significant drug abuse among students of peer pressure, was adopted with drugs, is that schools. The research design was descriptive this, the field survey method show and the public at large. south sub county. environment country posing a threat to their own for their families Kenyan public secondary in the unrest and experiments cause of concern get addicted difficulties student's our-m-the at one time or another beer especially by the vice. Drug abuse is becoming of studies carried especially health and safety, while problem school dropouts, both boys and girls are affected problem-in a major farnllv were based on the background, drug and substance abuse. and school