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Medium
High
11 (7.86%)
103 (73.57%)
26 (18.57%)
Figure 4.1 entails the demographic variables of respondents where it is observed that 70.71% of
respondents are male, age range has a mean value of 22 ± 24.7506 with 21-30 are 81 (61.43%)
while less than 20 are 54 (38.57%). 200 level students were 12 (8.57%), and 400 level were 66
(47.14%); Islam had 87 (62.14%) while Christianity had 52 (37.14%); Yoruba were 50 (35.71%)
while Igbo and Hausa were 37 (26.43%) and 51 (36.43%) respectively.
Father’s occupation had the highest frequency amongst civil servant having 45.71% and lowest
amongst retired/unemployed having 1 (0.71%); father’s highest education had high frequency
amongst BSc/HND and Post graduate having 60% and 35% respectively while mother’s
occupation had high frequency among civil servant and traders having 40% and 29.29%
respectively. Mother’s highest education was high among First degree (75.71%) and Secondary
school certificate holder (18.57%); Social economic status was also observed to be highest
amongst medium class having 103 (73.57%) and lowest among low class (7.86%).
Table 4.2: Knowledge of Illicit Drug Use
Table 4.2 gives details of questions regarding knowledge of illicit drug use where 67.14% agreed
that illicit drugs are forbidden by law, 92.14% also agreed that some illicit drugs are naturally
occurring such as marijuana and cocaine, 49.29% disagreed that illicit haven’t caused
considerable level of death and chronic ailments; 72.14% agreed that consumption of illicit drugs
are detrimental to the renal health of an individual, 31.43% didn’t agreed that consumption of
illicit drugs causes addiction and dependence on the substance while only 5% also didn’t agree
that illicit drugs are useful in minor quantity but shouldn’t be abused.
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