An Investigation Into the Smoking Habit Among Senior Secondary School Students
CHAPTER ONE
Purpose of the Study
The main purposes of the study are to:
- Examine the causes of smoking among senior secondary school.
- Examine the knowledge of the students smoking and their health in senor secondary schools.
- Examine the effects of smoking among senior secondary school academic performance.
- Suggest ways of curbing smoking among students.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Toward the start of the twentieth century, smoking is uncommon yet has expanded rapidly, and turned into a worldwide scourge. In 2006, the National Tobacco Monitoring Survey demonstrated that 14.0% of optional school students utilized stogie’s, or tobacco from pipes and 8.9% utilized no-smoking tobacco a month ago. Albeit numerous investigations have demonstrated that high rates of smoking pervasiveness in schools increment the danger of smoking, there is a paucity of research on the impacts of smoking rates on genuine students
Several studies have investigated the cigarette smoking behaviour of adolescents and other adults in Nigeria (Adeyeye, 2011; Fawibe & Shittu, 2011; Babatunde, Elegbede, Ayodele, Atoyebi, Ibirongbe & Adeagbo, 2012; Odey, Okokon, Ogbeche, Jumbo & Ekanem, 2012; National Bureau of Statistics, 2013; Ogala, 2013; Ebirim, Amadi, Abanobi & Ilo, 2014; Taniowo, Taniowo & Oloyede, 2014). These studies were carried out in the Southwest and South-east of Nigeria respectively. The findings were that cigarette smoking was prevalent among adolescents especially in the secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Furthermore, Adeyeye (2011) reports that cigarette smoking was more common among the male than female students who smoked between 3-7 sticks per day; Fawibe and Shittu (2011) posit that undergraduates in Southwest universities smoked between 4.46 and 4.49 sticks of cigarettes per day, a behaviour influenced by friends, colleagues and siblings. Odey et al.(2012) in another development found that cigarette smoking among adolescents in Calabar, South-south Nigeria is 6.4 percent with more males as participants. Taniowo et al (2014) found that the prevalence of cigarette smoking of final year students in Oyo State, Nigeria was fairly high. The National Bureau of Statistics (2013) reported that 4.5 million Nigerians were tobacco addicts; and that it is estimated that by the end of the 21st century, tobacco will become the leading cause of preventable deaths if efforts are not made to minimize it among Nigerians. Furthermore, the report noted that Northern Nigeria has higher cases of tobacco smokers than the Eastern parts of Nigeria. However, the rate of smoking tobacco in Nigeria was lower in comparison to other parts of the world (National Bureau of Statistics, 2013). Literature has also shown that in 2006, the prevalence rate of cigarette smoking was 7.8 percent. However, in 2010, it rose to 10.5 percent (Trading Economics, 2012).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, we described the research procedure for this study. A research methodology is a research process adopted or employed to systematically and scientifically present the results of a study to the research audience viz. a vis, the study beneficiaries.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research designs are perceived to be an overall strategy adopted by the researcher whereby different components of the study are integrated in a logical manner to effectively address a research problem. In this study, the researcher employed the survey research design. This is due to the nature of the study whereby the opinion and views of people are sampled. According to Singleton & Straits, (2009), Survey research can use quantitative research strategies (e.g., using questionnaires with numerically rated items), qualitative research strategies (e.g., using open-ended questions), or both strategies (i.e., mixed methods). As it is often used to describe and explore human behaviour, surveys are therefore frequently used in social and psychological research.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the analysis of data derived through the questionnaire and key informant interview administered on the respondents in the study area. The analysis and interpretation were derived from the findings of the study. The data analysis depicts the simple frequency and percentage of the respondents as well as interpretation of the information gathered. A total of eighty (80) questionnaires were administered to respondents of which only seventy-seven (77) were returned and validated. This was due to irregular, incomplete and inappropriate responses to some questionnaire. For this study a total of 77 was validated for the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain an investigation into the smoking habit among senior secondary school students. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of Institutional development as a challenge smoking habit among senior secondary school students
Summary
This study was on an investigation into the smoking habit among senior secondary school students. Four objectives were raised which included; Examine the causes of smoking among senior secondary school, Examine the knowledge of the students smoking and their health in senor secondary schools, Examine the effects of smoking among senior secondary school academic performance and Suggest ways of curbing smoking among students. A total of 77 responses were received and validated from the enrolled participants where all respondents were drawn from selected secondary schools in Agege local government. Hypothesis was tested using Chi-Square statistical tool (SPSS).
Conclusion
In conclusion, the smoking habit among senior secondary school student in agege local government of Lagos state is on the increase and it is very important that aggressive antismoking campaigns backed by effective legislation be put in place to reduce this trend
Recommendation
1 Adolescents and school stakeholders should be made aware of the dangers of social media addiction as it greatly influences adolescents’ smoking habit in selected senior secondary schools.
2 Parents, school administration and other stakeholders should advise adolescents on the consequences of dating and sex as it has influence on their smoking habit.
3 Adolescents should be advised to desist from substance abuse as it impairs their judgment and causes them to do things they normally would not do, such as engaging in premarital sex.
4 School administration and stakeholders should help adolescents in modifying their attitude which in turn will reduce their level of addiction towards smoking.
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