DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2016.v04i08.019

Pages: 946-954

Alcohol and drug use is a universal problem with targeted users mostly being young people. Previously, young men who dropped out of school were most commonly associated with this menace. However, alcohol and drug use has currently been witnessed among the educated and has actually penetrated the institutions of higher learning. It affects both male and female students in equal measure. The use of alcohol and drugs among university female undergraduates on campuses has become an issue of concern in the recent past. This has been informed by the fact that the female gender stands a greater risk of consequences of this vice than their male counterparts. Despite the existence of counselling services that are offered in these institutions the number of female undergraduate students using alcohol and drugs continues to increase. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and drug use among female undergraduates in selected public and private universities in Kenya. This research employed ex-post-facto research design. The major findings were that a considerably high percentage of female undergraduate students were users of alcohol and drugs.