Strategies for Mitigating Drug Abuse Among Kenyan Youth in Matasia, Ngong Sub-County

Jackson Njau Kinyanjui () and Kagema Muriuki ()

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT), 2025, vol. 10, issue 11, 2013-2020

Abstract: Drug abuse among Kenyan youth has reached crisis levels, with lifetime prevalence exceeding 80% in many periurban areas. This cross-sectional study (n=125, 94.7% response rate) conducted in July 2025 in Matasia Catholic Parish, Ngong Sub-County, examined the role of parenting styles and socio-environmental factors in substance use among churchaffiliated youth and parents. Findings revealed an alarming 81.6% lifetime prevalence of drug use — six times higher than the national youth average — with alcohol (52%), khat (41.6%), cigarettes (39.2%), cocaine (9.6%), and heroin (8.8%) reported. Authoritarian parenting (55.2%), poor parent–youth communication (76%), inconsistent monitoring (56.8%), parental modelling of substance use (35.2%), and easy drug access (93.6%) were significantly associated with higher substance use (p

Keywords: Parenting Styles; Drug Abuse; Youth; Peer Pressure; Authoritative Parenting; Faith-Based Interventions; Peri-Urban Kenya; Substance Abuse Prevention. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.38124/ijisrt/25nov1191

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