@article{jsa2021514,
author={{Julius, Justin Musyoka and Maithya, Harrison and Mwania, Jonathan M.},
title={Effect of <i>M?g?ka </i>Chewing by the Youth on Criminal Activities in Kibwezi West Sub-county},
journal={Journal of Sociology and Anthropology},
volume={5},
number={1},
pages={25--29},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jsa/5/1/4},
abstract={One of the drugs that is widely abused by the youth in Kenya is m?g?ka. National Council Against Drug Abuse reports that approximately 100,000 people in Makueni County consume <i>muguka</i> 92% of whom are youth. Despite this high percentage, few studies on the impact of chewing <i>m?g?ka</i> by the youth have been conducted and adequately documented. This paper reports on the socioeconomic effect of <i>m?g?ka</i> chewing particularly the anti-social behaviours concomitant of the abuse of this substance among the youth in Makueni County. The study on which this paper draws employed a descriptive research design and targeted informants inthree market centres of Kibwezi, Makindu, and Emali sub counties. 378 youth were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires, observations and key informant interviews. Simple descriptive statistics were derived from quantitative data while qualitative data are presented as verbatim quotes. The findings indicated that criminal activities were positively correlated with <i>m?g?ka</i> chewing (r=0.794, ¦Á&lt;0.000). It is concluded that the youth who abuse <i>m?g?ka</i> are more likely to engage in antisocial activities and behaviours in the study community.},
doi={10.12691/jsa-5-1-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}