Thesis (MPH.) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the lived experiences of
youth residing in Elias Motsoaledi Municipality at Sekhukhune District about Nyaope.
A qualitative research was applied using the Phenomenolgical research design to
explore the lived experiences. The purposive sampling technique was used to select
the participants at Rite Substance organization between the age of 18 and 35, and
also the convenient sampling applied to select key informants. The study revealed that
the youth Nyaope users experienced; the lived physical effects such as ;bodily
weakness and strenght, bodily pains, drowsiness, loss of appetite and poor hygiene,
the psychological effects such as mental relaxation, regret and worry, drug
dependency and addiction, and the social effects such as family rejection, community
stigmatization, relationship failure, engagement in crime, and economic and
educational failure. As such, more funds, staff and resources are needed to assist in
dealing with the Nyaope crisis.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3743 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Mamukeyani, Eric |
| Contributors | Mashamba, T. J., Maluleke, X.T. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix, 117 leaves |
| Relation |
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