This
project investigated child abuse and its corollaries
in increasing youth violence in Ughelli metropolis, Ughelli North Local
Government Area, Delta State. To achieve this, four (4) research questions and their corresponding
hypotheses were drawn and formulated respectively. The descriptive survey research method was
used to examine the study, in which one hundred (100) respondents were drawn
using the stratified and accidental sampling techniques. The instrument for
data collection was the structured questionnaire and data collected were
analysed using the frequency distribution table, percentage and chi-square
statistics at alpha 0.05 level of significance.
The results obtained revealed that (i) there is significant occurrence
of child abuse among the people in Ughelli metropolis (ii) there are the possible
causes of child abuse among the people in Ughelli metropolis. Based on this,
the researcher recommends that (i) there should be adequate awareness on the
impact of child abuse and parents and relatives should be urged to uphold the
rights of the child (ii) Government should enforce all laws prohibiting the
violation of the right of the child.
project investigated child abuse and its corollaries
in increasing youth violence in Ughelli metropolis, Ughelli North Local
Government Area, Delta State. To achieve this, four (4) research questions and their corresponding
hypotheses were drawn and formulated respectively. The descriptive survey research method was
used to examine the study, in which one hundred (100) respondents were drawn
using the stratified and accidental sampling techniques. The instrument for
data collection was the structured questionnaire and data collected were
analysed using the frequency distribution table, percentage and chi-square
statistics at alpha 0.05 level of significance.
The results obtained revealed that (i) there is significant occurrence
of child abuse among the people in Ughelli metropolis (ii) there are the possible
causes of child abuse among the people in Ughelli metropolis. Based on this,
the researcher recommends that (i) there should be adequate awareness on the
impact of child abuse and parents and relatives should be urged to uphold the
rights of the child (ii) Government should enforce all laws prohibiting the
violation of the right of the child.