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Ifeanyichukwu A Ogueji

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Title: Attitude towards cough syrup abuse: A study of adolescents in Southwest Nigeria

Biography

Biography: Ifeanyichukwu A Ogueji

Abstract

Background: One area of substance abuse among adolescents that has not been
fully understood in the Nigerian context is the attitude of adolescents towards
cough syrup abuse, as most related studies were either focused on attitude
towards general substance abuse or substances other than cough syrup.
Objective: The main objective of this research explored the attitudes of
adolescents towards cough syrup abuse in Southwest Nigeria.
Methods: By a stratifi ed sampling method, 302 participants (152 males, 150
females; mean age=13.61 years, SD=2.09) were selected from secondary schools in Oyo state and Lagos state, Nigeria, and data were collected using standardized questionnaires. Guided by literature review, four hypotheses were stated and tested using t-test and correlation statistics.
Results: Findings indicated that male and female adolescents did not signifi cantly differ in their attitude towards cough syrup abuse (t=-16.68; DF=300; P>.05). Further results showed that, there was a signifi cant positive relationship between adolescents’ age and their attitude towards cough syrup abuse (r=.21; DF=300; P<.01). Another result showed that, adolescents from polygamous family reported signifi cantly higher positive attitude towards cough syrup abuse than their counterparts from monogamous family (t=-18.98; DF=300; P<.05). The last finding showed that adolescents in Oyo state and Lagos state did not signifi cantly differ in their attitude towards cough syrup abuse (t=.03; DF=300; P>.05).
Conclusion: Adolescents’ age and family marital structure are the variables
found in this research that signifi cantly accounts for their attitude towards
cough syrup abuse, thus, it is imperative enough that as adolescents are growing older, they are rightly guided against giving into substance abuse. Also, parents/ caregivers of adolescents need to be actively involved in educating adolescents on the hazards associated with substance abuse.