Abstract

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This study assessed student's knowledge on school based drug abuse preventive measures in senior secondary schools in Jigawa State. To achieve the purpose of this study, one (1) research questions was raised and answered. One hypothesis were formulated and tested. Descriptive design of survey type was adapted for the study. The population of this study comprised all senior secondary schools students in Jigawa Central Senatorial Zone with a population of 98095 students. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 400 senior secondary school students as the sample for the study. The instrument used to collect data was a researcher developed questionnaire of four point of likert formal rating scale. Four hundred (400) copies of questionnaires were distributed by the researcher and research assistants and were duly completed, returned and used for analysis of data. Frequency count and percentage were used to organized and described demographic information of the respondents; t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.005 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that Senior Secondary Schools students have knowledge school based drug preventive measures (225.617 at df=329,p<0.05). It was concluded based on items by items analysis that Jigawa State Senior Secondary School Students have school based drug abuse preventive measures. It was therefore recommended that school management should maintain programmes such as debate, drama, quize on educating the students on drug abuse preventive measures.

Keywords: Assessment, knowledge, school based drug abuse, preventive measures, students.