FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MARIJUANA ABUSE AMONG ROAD TRANSPORT WORKERS IN ISHAKA TOWN, BUSHENYI DISTRICT A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITED TO UGANDA NURSES AND MIDWIVES EXAMINATIONS BOARD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DIPLOMA IN NURSING SCIENCES BY MUBANGIZI EVARIST N15/U011/DNE/029 APRIL, 2017 ABSTRACT Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the world, with reports of approximately 125 to 203 million people having used the drug in the last year. Purpose of the study was to find out factors contributing to Marijuana abuse among Road Transport Workers in Ishaka town, Bushenyi district. This was a descriptive cross-sectional design was used involving 83 respondents in which quantitative data was collected using multi stage cluster method. Majority of them was age range 20-29 years while the very few were ranges 40-49 years and 50 years or more with many being male. The participant’s opinions were that they are bothered by people using marijuana while only few were not. Majority were also bothered by adults using marijuana in front of children and selling in the neighborhood while on was neutral. Most participants 56% currently smoke or chew marijuana at least once per month while very few 4% smoke or chewed marijuana every day. The results found majority smoke sticks of marijuana 1-5 and 11-15 in a week, the finding reveal that majority smoke marijuana to be wise and past time (others) while least to be stress free. Results show that out of 83 participants 47.0% said marijuana smoker drive/ride faster after smoking while only 20.5% other like feel fit in the society. Community should be sensitized about dangers of the marijuana so that the number of abusers would be minimized. Nurses should focus health education to prevent excessive abuse of marijuana. i COPYRIGHT This research was done by MUBANGIZI EVARIST, it has not been submitted to any tertiary intuition for any award. There is no one who is allowed to publish or reproduce this work without the authorization of the author Copyright©2017 by Mubangizi Evarist ii AUTHORIZATION Unpublished research report submitted to the Kampala International University- Western Campus, School of Nursing and deposited in the library, is open for inspection, but is to be used with due regard to the right of the author. The author and Kampala International University Western Campus, School of Nursing can grant privilege of loan or photocopy to accredited borrowers provided credit is given in subsequent written or published work. RESEARCHER; MUBANGIZI EVARIST Signature………………..……………. Date……………..…….……………. KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-WESTERN CAMPUS P.O.BOX 71, BUSHENYI, UGANDA SUPERVISOR; MR OPIO CHARLES (BEDM-MUK) Signature …….….…………..……... Date ………….………….……………… DEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING, KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY- WESTERN CAMPUS M/S. KABANYORO ANNET Signature ……………………….….… Date …..………………………..……. iii DEDICATION I dedicate my research to the almighty God for the love and couragement he has given to me, my Mum Gaudencia Rutaraka, my brothers Ija Joel and sister Namanya Tracy and Yvonne also to my Dad Rutaraka Geoffrey, for his financial support, to my supervisor MR. OPIO CHARLES, also to my class mate for their support and also finally to the entire community of Kampala international university/ teaching hospital iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT High appreciation goes to God almighty, not forgetting Dean School of nursing Kabanyoro Annet, my supervisor Mr. Opio Charles, my workmates Mr. Amigo Henry, Mr. Nuwahereza Dickson and my Dad Rutaraka Godfrey. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ i COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................................................. ii AUTHORIZATION .................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION .......................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. ix LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATION ..................................................................................................... xi DEFINITIONS OF TERMS .................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background of the study ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Study Objectives ................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.1 Main Objective................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.2 Specific Objectives .......................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................................. 5 1.6 Justification of the Study .................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6 vi 2.2 Socio-economic factors contributing to Marijuana abuse among Road Transporter Worker (RTW) ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Attitude towards Marijuana abuse among Road Transport Workers ................................ 10 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 11 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Study design and rationale ................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Study setting and rationale ................................................................................................ 12 3.4 Study population ............................................................................................................... 13 3.4.1 Sample size determination ............................................................................................. 13 3.4.2 Sampling procedure ....................................................................................................... 14 3.4.3 Inclusion criteria ............................................................................................................ 14 3.4.4 Exclusion criteria ........................................................................................................... 14 3.5 Study variables .................................................................................................................. 15 3.5.1 Dependent variable ........................................................................................................ 15 3.5.2 Independent variables .................................................................................................... 15 3.5.3 Confounding variables ................................................................................................... 15 3.6 Research instruments ........................................................................................................ 15 3.7 Data collection procedures ................................................................................................ 15 3.7.1 Data management ........................................................................................................... 16 3.7.2 Data analysis and presentation ....................................................................................... 16 3.8 Ethical considerations ....................................................................................................... 16 3.9 Limitations of the study .................................................................................................... 17 3.10 Dissemination of results .................................................................................................. 17 vii CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND FINDINGS .................................................................. 18 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 18 4.2 Demographic