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dc.contributor.authorNawankambo, Sandrah
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-08T10:33:05Z
dc.date.available2023-09-08T10:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-06
dc.identifier.citationNawankambo, S. (2023) Drug use, risky sexual behaviors and depression among adolescent students in Wakiso District at St Joseph’s Secondary School, Nansana. (Unpublished Undergraduate's Dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/16354
dc.descriptionA research dissertation submitted to the School of Psychology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of a bachelor's Degree in Community Psychology of Makerere University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between Drug Use, Risky sexual behaviors, Depression Among adolescent students at St Joseph’s Secondary School Nansana, the objectives of this study focused on examining the relationship between Drug Use, Risky sexual behaviors and Depression among university students at St Joseph’s Secondary School Nansana. The research adopted a correlational study design to establish the relationship between Drug Use, Risky Sexual Behaviors and Depression among Adolescent students at St Joseph’s Secondary School. A total of 100 respondents were purposely selected to participate in the study since the method was appropriate as the researcher used her own judgment to select the respondents. Data collection was done using self-administered questionnaires and was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Pearson's Correlation Coefficient (r) was then applied to determine the level of the hypothesis. Results: The findings revealed that there is no significant relationship between risky sexual behaviors and depression, there is no significant relationship between risky sexual behaviors and drug abuse, and there that depression is significantly related to drug abuse. The study recommends that universities should develop and implement comprehensive mental health programs to support students struggling with depression and other psychological distress. The programs should include counselling services, awareness campaigns and initiatives to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectDrug useen_US
dc.subjectRisky sexual behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent studentsen_US
dc.titleDrug use, risky sexual behaviors and depression among adolescent students in Wakiso District at St Joseph’s Secondary School, Nansana.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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