Abstract
The purpose of the study is to ascertain if school variable (peer group pressure) and home variables (family history of alcohol consumption, socio-economic status of the family, attitude of parent towards alcohol drinking and cultural norms/festivity) lead to alcohol consumption among adolescents and proffer solution to the social menace of alcohol consumption among secondary school children. The study was a descriptive research design with mixed methods of data collection involving questionnaire and interview schedule. A sample of 100 students out of a population of 130 students and 180 students each of the mid-class (SS 2 and JS 2) of the senior and basic secondary schools respectively were involved in the study. Four hypotheses were posited and tested using Chi-square and statistical decisions made. The instruments for the study were questionnaire and interview schedule with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 using Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient. It was found that parents are the major source of alcohol supply for many young Nigerians and children are often first introduced to alcohol in the family - home. Parents who drink alcohol are more likely to exhibit permissiveness towards alcohol use in their adolescent children. Based on the findings from this study, it could be concluded that children aged 10-16 years in Yenagoa metropolis of Nigeria, indulged in alcohol consumption regularly and in high quantity which is not good for their health. It is necessary that parents should present themselves as suitable role models in – order to guide their children against anti-social behaviours.
Highlights
Alcohol-use early in life is one of the relevant predictive factors of future health, socio- cultural and economic problem and alcohol consumption before the age of 16years significantly increases the risk of excessive drinking in adulthood of both sexes (Alati and Najman, 2005); adolescents comprises the group that has the greatest alcohol consumption problem. Alati and Najman (2005) in their study showed that even low consumption is associated with greater risk of accidents, in the long term, alcohol beverages consumption can lead to suicide and chronic diseases such as mental disorder, cancer, systemic arterial hypertension, obesity and digestive neoplasias
Purpose of the study The purpose of this study is to know if parents, family history of alcohol consumption and traditional belief about alcohol consumption which are home factors and peer group pressure which is considered as a school factor, lead to alcohol consumption of the adolescent and to proffer solution to alcohol consumption among secondary school students
Based on the findings from this study, it could be concluded that adolescents in Yenagoa Local Government of Bayelsa State, Nigeria indulge in alcohol consumption which is not good for a young growing adolescent health wise
Summary
Alcohol-use early in life is one of the relevant predictive factors of future health, socio- cultural and economic problem and alcohol consumption before the age of 16years significantly increases the risk of excessive drinking in adulthood of both sexes (Alati and Najman, 2005); adolescents comprises the group that has the greatest alcohol consumption problem. Alati and Najman (2005) in their study showed that even low consumption is associated with greater risk of accidents, in the long term, alcohol beverages consumption can lead to suicide and chronic diseases such as mental disorder, cancer, systemic arterial hypertension, obesity and digestive neoplasias. Alcohol-use early in life is one of the relevant predictive factors of future health, socio- cultural and economic problem and alcohol consumption before the age of 16years significantly increases the risk of excessive drinking in adulthood of both sexes (Alati and Najman, 2005); adolescents comprises the group that has the greatest alcohol consumption problem. Chauerji and Simone (2005) in their study showed that alcohol use during adolescent-age affect educational attainment by increasing the number of schooling and the unlikely hood of completing school. Chatttterji and Simone (2005) further reported that adolescent have identified the following factors that is associated to the use of alcohol, and the factors are age, sex, economic status, studying in public schools, not living with parents, family history of alcohol, entering the job market, religion and association with family behaviour toward alcohol use.
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