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Psychosocial determinants of delinquency behavior and substance abuse among adolescents in secondary school at Kongwa district council and Dodoma city

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dc.creator Temba, Nazar Justin
dc.date 2020-03-05T11:42:43Z
dc.date 2020-03-05T11:42:43Z
dc.date 2019
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T14:03:17Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T14:03:17Z
dc.identifier Temba, N. J. (2019). Psychosocial determinants of delinquency behavior and substance abuse among adolescents in secondary school at Kongwa district council and Dodoma city (Master's dissertation). The University of Dodoma. Dodoma
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2052
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2052
dc.description Dissertation (MSc Public Health)
dc.description Background: The substance abuse among adolescentsespecially secondary school students remains a significant public health issue. The substance abuse has strong correlation with delinquency behaviour. This study intended to determine psychosocial determinants of delinquency behaviour and substance abuse among adolescents in secondary schools at Kongwa District and Dodoma City. Methods and Materials Analytical, cross-Sectional study design with quantitative approach self-administered structured questionnaires which was adopted and used to collect data.The study populations‘ for this study was secondary school adolescents. The sample of 422 of secondary school adolescents was involved in the current study. Multistage sampling technique was used to select secondary schools. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20 was used to analyze the data. Results: The Majority (48.6%) of respondents were aged between13 and 15 years. Themean age and SD were 16 and 9.911) respectectively.Malerespondents comprised, (51.2%) whereas female respondents comprises (48.8%.Prevalence of substance abuse were (26.3%).The prevalence of delinquency behaviour was (70.1%), Mean of delinquency was 1.22.Peak age was13-15years (33.8%), boys were (36.96%) girls were (33.2).The correlation between delinquency behaviour and substance abuse was positive(r=0.202, p=0.000). Conclusion: Substance abuse and delinquency behaviour are serious problem among secondary school adolescents in Tanzania. These problems seem to increase every day.Key word: Substance abuse, Delinquency, adolescents, Secondary school.
dc.language en
dc.publisher The University of Dodoma
dc.subject Public health
dc.subject Adolescents abuse
dc.subject Secondary schools
dc.subject Substance abuse
dc.subject Adolescents
dc.subject Delinquency
dc.subject Kongwa
dc.subject Dodoma
dc.title Psychosocial determinants of delinquency behavior and substance abuse among adolescents in secondary school at Kongwa district council and Dodoma city
dc.type Dissertation


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