RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

Esther Olajumoke ADETOYESE; Olajide Charles KAYODE; Rasaq Abimbola FADIPE; Temitayo Deborah OLADOSU (Ph.D.)

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

Esther Olajumoke ADETOYESE, Olajide Charles KAYODE, Rasaq Abimbola FADIPE, Temitayo Deborah OLADOSU (Ph.D.)

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between substance abuse and sexual violence among undergraduates of Federal universities in Nigeria. A quantitative research method was adopted using a correlational research design. Multi-stage sampling procedure was applied to select 1,589 respondents in Federal universities in Nigeria. The instrument, titled: ―Substance Abuse and Sexual Violence Questionnaire (SASVQ)‖ was used to collect data from the respondents. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between substance abuse and sexual violence among undergraduates of Federal universities in Nigeria. The findings further revealed that age, gender and class level had no significant relationship with regards to substance abuse and sexual violence among undergraduates of Federal universities in Nigeria. It was recommended based on the findings of the study that school counsellors and education stakeholders should initiate a serious campaign against abuse of substances and any act of sexual violence among undergraduates of Federal universities in Nigeria.

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