Problem gambling among secondary school adolescents in Enugu, Nigeria

Adolescent problem gambling is a common behavioural issue and could be associated with internet addiction. To determine the pattern of problem gambling and factors that predict gambling among adolescents that attended secondary schools in southeast Nigeria. This is a cross-sectional study design. A...

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Published in:	African health sciences Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 748 - 757
Main Authors:	Chinawa, Awoere T, Ossai, Edmund N, Odinka, Paul C, Nduaguba, Obinna C, Odinka, Jaclyn I, Aronu, Ann E, Chinawa, Josephat M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda Makerere Medical School 01-09-2023
Subjects:	Adolescent Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gambling - epidemiology Humans Male Nigeria - epidemiology Prevalence Schools Nigeria internet addiction secondary school Problem gambling adolescents gambling severity index
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Summary:	Adolescent problem gambling is a common behavioural issue and could be associated with internet addiction. To determine the pattern of problem gambling and factors that predict gambling among adolescents that attended secondary schools in southeast Nigeria. This is a cross-sectional study design. A three-stage sampling technique was used to select 796 secondary school adolescents from eight secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. The highest proportion of the respondents, 38.3% had problem gambling with negative consequences. There was a weak positive correlation between gambling severity index and internet addiction. (n=796, r=0.254, p<0.001). There is a very weak negative correlation between gambling severity index and age in years. (n=796, r= -0.034, p=0.331).The male respondents were 1.5 times more likely to have problem gambling when compared with the females, (AOR=1.5; (95%CI: 1.1-2.0). The respondents who have internet addiction were 3.5 times more likely to have problem gambling when compared with those who do not have an internet addiction, (AOR=3.5; 95%CI: 2.6-4.8). The prevalence of gambling among adolescents is high. Adolescents who had problem gambling also had internet addiction. The male respondents were more likely to have problem gambling than their female folk.
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ISSN:	1680-6905 1729-0503
DOI:	10.4314/ahs.v23i3.86