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Methamphetamine (Mkpuru-Mmiri) prevalence in Southeastern Nigeria: Exploring peoples' perception of public flogging as a control measure


Nwangwu Chukwunwike Nnanna
Samuel Okpanocha Okpan
Anya Nkata Roberts
Emeka Patrick Nwosuji
Clara Oben Ayuk
Ifeoma Louisa Eze
Leonard Ugwu Ngwu
Uchenna Martha Ogbuke

Abstract

This study investigated the peoples' perception of public flogging as a control measure for methamphetamine (Mkpuru-Mmiri) use among youth in Southeastern Nigeria. The study adopted mixed methods. The questionnaire comprised (12) items administered to a sample size of 1055 through the online mediated platform – Google Forms, while the qualitative data were collected from (12) participants via face-to-face interviews. The quantitative data were processed using SPSS version 20.0 and displayed in descriptive statistics. The hypothesis was tested using the Mann-Whitney U test. The NVivo 10 software was used to analyze the qualitative data thematically. The study revealed that the practice seems to have been accepted as a social control measure for drug misuse in Southeast Nigeria. In addition, the hypotheses stipulate that educational level influenced the acceptability of public flogging as a methamphetamine deterrent with human rights concerns. The study concludes that preventing methamphetamine misuse can be accomplished by creating job opportunities for young people and rehabilitating users.


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