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Item Cannabis Use among College Students: The Role of Peers, Media and Other Drugs(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2023) Ndegwa, StephenDrug abuse is a global challenge that puts young people at high risk of health-related issues that may have adverse consequences in their lives currently and also in the future. Africa is not left behind by the struggles of drug and cannabis use among the young people. Youth are easily influenced by their peers, social media, and other factors that make them vulnerable to cannabis and other drug use. Those in universities may have more access to cannabis and other drugs due to the freedom of being away from their parents, making them more at risk when it comes to use of drugs than the general population. This study set out to examine factors associated with cannabis use among university students in Kenya. The total sample, obtained using respondent’ driven sampling targeting students using cannabis, was 140. The respondents were assessed using ASSIST and a socio- demographic questionnaire. The results revealed that 53.6% of the respondents had moderate to high risk for cannabis use problems. Peer pressure, media influence, and other drug use were all factors that were found to influence cannabis drug use among university students. The findings of this study are significant to university students, other youths, academic institutions, parents, counselors and psychologists, policy makers and other stakeholders in young people’s lives.Item Cannabis Use among College Students: The Role of Peers, Media and Other Drugs(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2023) Ndegwa, StephenDrug abuse is a global challenge that puts young people at high risk of health-related issues that may have adverse consequences in their lives currently and also in the future. Africa is not left behind by the struggles of drug and cannabis use among the young people. Youth are easily influenced by their peers, social media, and other factors that make them vulnerable to cannabis and other drug use. Those in universities may have more access to cannabis and other drugs due to the freedom of being away from their parents, making them more at risk when it comes to use of drugs than the general population. This study set out to examine factors associated with cannabis use among university students in Kenya. The total sample, obtained using respondent’ driven sampling targeting students using cannabis, was 140. The respondents were assessed using ASSIST and a socio-demographic questionnaire. The results revealed that 53.6% of the respondents had moderate to high risk for cannabis use problems. Peer pressure, media influence, and other drug use were all factors that were found to influence cannabis drug use among university students. The findings of this study are significant to university students, other youths, academic institutions, parents, counselors and psychologists, policy makers and other stakeholders in young people’s lives.Item Childbirth experiences and post-partum depression among mothers in selected hospitals in Kiambu, Kenya(International Journal of Midwifery and Nursing Practice, 2024-05) Kahiga, Keziah Wakonyo; Makworo, Drusilla; Ndegwa, StephenAssessing for the psychosocial status and management of risks for post-partum depression among pregnant mothers is an indispensable aspect of peri-partum care. Two groups of mothers were assessed for post-partum depression, one having gone through the routine antenatal care, and one having been taken through supplementary teaching on emotional management, social support, health lifestyle, economic empowerment, and group therapy.Item Effects of Parental Abandonment and Strife on Youth Drug Use(African Journal of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 2021-01) Ndegwa, Stephen; Waiyaki, WinnieParenting behaviour is a major contributor to youth behaviour, and has been shown to precipitate maladaptive behaviours among the youth. Parents have been shown to play a major role in the way children turn out to be later in life. When parents behave negatively, children are likely to behave the same ending up with problematic behaviours. Studies have shown that negative parental practices have produced young people involved in sexual promiscuity, poor academic performance and substance abuse. However, little has been studied on the effects of parental abandonment and strife between parents on youth negative behaviours in Kenya. This study therefore aimed to investigate the effects of parental abandonment and strife on drug use among youth at a Kenyan University. Using the descriptive research design (cross-sectional) the sample size of 407 respondents was selected at 80% power and 10% effect size using stratified random sampling techniques. The Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and researcher-generated socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Inferential statistics using ANOVA analysed the data on the Statistical Package for Social and Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The results indicated that respondents who felt rejected at home (p=0.0001), those with parents who did not spend much time with them (p=0.048) and those who felt displeased with their parents’ behaviour (p=0.0001) were statistically associated with substance use. It is concluded that parental behaviour may have a negative influence on youth drug use. The study recommends that parents be made aware of the effect of their actions in abandoning children and in poor conflict management so as to forestall problematic behaviours in their children’s later lifeItem Effects of Parental Abandonment and Strife on Youth Drug Use(African Journal of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 2020-06) Waiyaki, Winnie; Ndegwa, StephenParenting behaviour is a major contributor to youth behaviour, and has been shown to precipitate maladaptive behaviours among the youth. Parents have been shown to play a major role in the way children turn out to be later in life. When parents behave negatively, children are likely to behave the same ending up with problematic behaviours. Studies have shown that negative parental practices have produced young people involved in sexual promiscuity, poor academic performance and substance abuse. However, little has been studied on the effects of parental abandonment and strife between parents on youth negative behaviours in Kenya. This study therefore aimed to investigate the effects of parental abandonment and strife on drug use among youth at a Kenyan University. Using the descriptive research design (cross-sectional) the sample size of 407 respondents was selected at 80% power and 10% effect size using stratified random sampling techniques. The Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and researcher-generated socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Inferential statistics using ANOVA analysed the data on the Statistical Package for Social and Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The results indicated that respondents who felt rejected at home (p=0.0001), those with parents who did not spend much time with them (p=0.048) and those who felt displeased with their parents’ behaviour (p=0.0001) were statistically associated with substance use. It is concluded that parental behaviour may have a negative influence on youth drug use. The study recommends that parents be made aware of the effect of their actions in abandoning children and in poor conflict management so as to forestall problematic behaviours in their children’s later life.Item Effects of Parental Abandonment and Strife on Youth Drug Use(African Journal of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 2021) Winnie, Waiyaki; Ndegwa, StephenParenting behaviour is a major contributor to youth behaviour, and has been shown to precipitate maladaptive behaviours among the youth. Parents have been shown to play a major role in the way children turn out to be later in life. When parents behave negatively, children are likely to behave the same ending up with problematic behaviours. Studies have shown that negative parental practices have produced young people involved in sexual promiscuity, poor academic performance and substance abuse. However, little has been studied on the effects of parental abandonment and strife between parents on youth negative behaviours in Kenya. This study therefore aimed to investigate the effects of parental abandonment and strife on drug use among youth at a Kenyan University. Using the descriptive research design (cross-sectional) the sample size of 407 respondents was selected at 80% power and 10% effect size using stratified random sampling techniques. The Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and researcher-generated socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Inferential statistics using ANOVA analysed the data on the Statistical Package for Social and Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The results indicated that respondents who felt rejected at home (p=0.0001), those with parents who did not spend much time with them (p=0.048) and those who felt displeased with their parents’ behaviour (p=0.0001) were statistically associated with substance use. It is concluded that parental behaviour may have a negative influence on youth drug use. The study recommends that parents be made aware of the effect of their actions in abandoning children and in poor conflict management so as to forestall problematic behaviours in their children’s later life.Item Effects of Parental Abandonment and Strife on Youth Drug Use(African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 2020-06) Ndegwa, Stephen; Waiyaki, WinnieParenting behaviour is a major contributor to youth behaviour, and has been shown to precipitate maladaptive behaviours among the youth. Parents have been shown to play a major role in the way children turn out to be later in life. When parents behave negatively, children are likely to behave the same ending up with problematic behaviours. Studies have shown that negative parental practices have produced young people involved in sexual promiscuity, poor academic performance and substance abuse. However, little has been studied on the effects of parental abandonment and strife between parents on youth negative behaviours in Kenya. This study therefore aimed to investigate the effects of parental abandonment and strife on drug use among youth at a Kenyan University. Using the descriptive research design (cross-sectional) the sample size of 407 respondents was selected at 80% power and 10% effect size using stratified random sampling techniques. The Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and researcher-generated socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Inferential statistics using ANOVA analysed the data on the Statistical Package for Social and Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The results indicated that respondents who felt rejected at home (p=0.0001), those with parents who did not spend much time with them (p=0.048) and those who felt displeased with their parents’ behaviour (p=0.0001) were statistically associated with substance use. It is concluded that parental behaviour may have a negative influence on youth drug use. The study recommends that parents be made aware of the effect of their actions in abandoning children and in poor conflict management so as to forestall problematic behaviours in their children’s later life.Item Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Coping-Skills Therapy on Alcohol and Cannabis Users Among Daystar University Undergraduate Students, Machakos County(Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences, 2016-05) Ndegwa, StephenThe rise of drug use and abuse among university students in Kenya and the resultant adverse effects have led to a simultaneous increase in the number of students in need of professional help. This study set out to evaluate the cognitive-behavioral coping skills therapy (CBST) as a treatment intervention. The study hoped to bridge the existent knowledge gap on effective treatment models for drug use among university students in Kenya. The objectives were determining alcohol and cannabis use risk levels; examining factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use and abuse; evaluating the efficacy of CBST among students using drugs; and evaluating academic achievements of undergraduate students using drugs. A quasi-experimental design was employed on a sample of 78 respondents from Daystar University, Athi River campus in Machakos County. Respondent-driven sampling was used to select the respondents. The respondents were assessed using various psychological tools and only those who met the ASSIST criteria of moderate and high risk in their alcohol and cannabis use were included in the study. CBST was applied on the respondents and two post assessments were done after the intervention. The data was analysed using inferential statistics that included t-tests, ANOVA, chi square, linear and logistic regressions. The results revealed that most of the respondents had moderate risk for alcohol and cannabis use problems. In addition, gender, age, year of study, and accessibility to drugs were all factors that were found to influence students‘ drug use. Similarly, cigarettes, khat, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and academic performance were found to have an association with respondents drug use. Treating university students who used drugs using CBST resulted in observable change in behavior, which indicated that CBST was effective.Item Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Coping-Skills Therapy on Alcohol and Cannabis Users among Kenyan University Students(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2018) Ndegwa, StephenThe rise in drug use and abuse among university students in Kenya and the resultant adverse effects have led to a simultaneous increase in the number of students in need of professional help. This study set out to evaluate the cognitive-behavioral coping skills therapy (CBST) as a treatment intervention. The study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of CBST among students using drugs and their academic achievements. A quasi-experimental design was employed on a sample of 78 respondents from Daystar University, Athi River campus. Respondent-driven sampling technique was used to select the sample. The respondents were assessed using various psychological tools and only those who met the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening and Test (ASSIST) criteria of moderate and high risk in their alcohol and cannabis use were included in the study. CBST was applied on the respondents and two post assessments were done after the intervention. The data was analyzed using inferential statistics that included t-tests, ANOVA, chi square, linear and logistic regressions. Treating university students who used drugs with CBST resulted in observable change in behavior, which indicated that CBST was effective.Item Factors Associated with Alcohol Use among University Students in a Kenyan University(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017) Ndegwa, Stephen; Munene, Alice; Oladipo, RebeccaThis study set out to examine factors associated with alcohol and abuse among university students in Kenya. the target population was Daystar University Nairobi and Athi River students. The study used cross-sectional design with respondents recruited from the two campuses. Post-hoc power calculations were conducted using the G*power program to calculate the sample size for the study. A total sample of 140 was obtained using respondent-driven sampling that targeted students using alcohol or cannabis. The respondents were assessed using ASSIST, AUDIT, PHQ-9, BAI, and IES. The data was analysed using inferential statistics that included t-tests, ANOVA, chi square, linear and logistic regressions. The results revealed that most of the respondents had moderate risk for alcohol use problems. In addition, gender, age, year of study and place of residence, parental and peer use, media, and accessibility to drugs were all factors that were found to influence drug use. Similarly, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and academic performance were found to have an association with respondents’ drug use.Item Factors Associated with Pornographic Materials Use among Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya(African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2019) Njeru, Michael; Nzyuko, Solomon; Ndegwa, StephenPornography addiction is a behavioral challenge that may expose adolescents to psycho-social problems in their developmental stage. The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with pornography addiction among the students in selected secondary schools in Nairobi County, Kenya. This study considered Classical Conditioning and Social Learning theories in explaining the pornography addiction among adolescents. A quantitative research approach was employed in this study in the selected secondary schools in Nairobi County. The sample size comprised 666 students who were purposively sampled from the two schools. Data collection was done using a questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The study findings indicated that a significant number of students were engaged in pornography. Factors attributed to pornographic material use include; time spent watching online content, availability of pornographic materials and accessibility to internet enabled devices. Majority of the respondents indicated mentorship and counseling as the most helpful ways to help in overcoming addiction problems instead of punishment. Based on the findings from this study, it is important that parents and guardians of adolescents to monitor online activities that are being done by their children. Additionally, it is important that parents and teachers to familiarize themselves with current trends on adolescent sexuality for purposes of proper mentorship and parentingItem Factors influencing Alcohol Use among University Students in a Kenyan University(African Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017) Ndegwa, Stephen; Munene, Alice; Oladipo, RebeccaThis study set out to examine factors associated with alcohol use and abuse among university students in Kenya. The target population of the study was Daystar University Nairobi and Athi River students. The study used cross-sectional design with respondents recruited from the two campuses. Post-hoc power calculations were conducted using the G*power program to calculate the sample size for the study. A total sample of 140 was obtained using respondent-driven sampling that targeted students using alcohol or cannabis. The respondents were assessed using ASSIST, AUDIT, PHQ-9, BAI, and IES. The data was analysed using inferential statistics that included t-tests, ANOVA, chi square, linear and logistic regressions. The results revealed that most of the respondents had moderate risk for alcohol use problems. In addition, gender, age, year of study and place of residence, parental and peer use, media, and accessibility to drugs were all factors that were found to influence drug use. Similarly, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and academic performance were found to have an association with respondents’ drug use.Item Forgive and Be Happy(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2024) Ndegwa, StephenItem I Have a Kingdom: A Walking King(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2024) Ndegwa, StephenItem Just Be(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2024) Ndegwa, StephenItem Life-Changing Miracles(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2024) Ndegwa, StephenItem Life-Changing Poems(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2023) Ndegwa, StephenItem Life-Changing Poems(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2023) Ndegwa, StephenItem Life-Changing Poems(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2023) Ndegwa, StephenItem Life-Changing Poems(Hidden Legacy Publishers, 2023) Ndegwa, Stephen