Influence of mobile instructional package on clients’ attitude towards drug abuse in rehabilitation centres in Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study explores the Influence of Mobile Instructional Package on Client’s Attitude Towards Drug Abuse in Rehabilitation Centres of Niger State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was a qualitative research design (phenomenological method) with a purposive sampling technique used to determine study population comprising of 16 Participants with history of drug induced psychosis (drug users) registered for rehabilitation at Drug Demand Reduction Unit of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and Social Rehabilitation Centre Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and answered. Data collection instruments were Interview Protocol and moderate participant observation used to elicit information about one dependent variable (Attitude) and one independent variable (Mobile Instructional Package on Drug Abuse). The instruments were validated for face and content validity by experts. To determine the reliability of research instruments, the instruments were given to independent ratters for agreement index check, the kappa inter-ratter reliability was found to be satisfactory(k=0.85). Mobile Instructional Package on Drug Abuse was uploaded on android mobile phones for Clients use. Data collected from interviews and observations was analysed using adapted Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) approach. Findings revealed that Mobile Instructional Package on Drug Abuse improved clients’ Attitude towards Drug Abuse. However, research findings did not indicate any difference in influence of mobile learning by gender. Finally, the study recommends effective implementation of mobile learningsupported drug abuse prevention instruction that focuses on replacing distorted perceptions with more rational thinking about drug abuse in rehabilitation centres.