Peer Pressure and Alcohol Use among Undergraduate Students of Wolaita Sodo University
Keywords:
Peer pressure, Alcohol Use, Sex and Batch (Year level).Abstract
The study aims to correlate peer pressure and Alcohol use. Method: descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The researcher hypothesized and purposively determined two hundred (both males and females) representative samples from three bars (Enjory, Midregenet and Central) and two groceries (Dumbulo and Jano). Places were selected purposively for their high attendants of university students. Using questionnaires data as collected from 200 sample students selected accidentally from the bars and groceries. Pearson product moment was used to test the relationship among the selected variables and Two-Way ANOVA was also used to test hypotheses. Results: The result showed positive and statistically significant relationship between Peer Pressure and Alcohol use, no significant difference between sex and batch (year level) on students alcohol use. It was recommended that Ethiopian Ministry of Education and the university management board should develop a curriculum on sex education for institutions of high learning beyond course level. Moreover parents should monitor and pay regular visits to their children in the universities.
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