Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Students Towards Human Trafficking in Edo State, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students towards
human trafficking in Edo State. Three (3) research questions guided the study. The study
adopted a correlational survey research design. The population of the study was fifty four
thousand, seven hundred and seventy three (54,773) while a total of eight hundred and
forty (840) senior secondary school students were sampled using the multistage sampling
procedure. The study employed the use of two (2) instruments for data collection- an
achievement test and a questionnaire. The internal consistency reliability of the
instrument was determined using Kuder Richardson formula 20 (KR-20) for the
achievement test items and Cronbach’s Alpha statistical formula was used to analyze
items in the questionnaire. The reliability result for knowledge yielded a coefficient of 0.68
and attitude yielded a coefficient of 0.77. Data analysis was done using mean, standard
deviation, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the
hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that students have a high level of
knowledge and positive attitude towards human trafficking. The study also revealed there
is a significant relationship between students’ knowledge and their attitude towards
human trafficking. It was therefore recommended among others that Social Studies
Associations of Nigeria in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of
Traffic in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIPs) and United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC) should periodically produce bulletins to our schools on the
danger of human trafficking.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Human Trafficking
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