Hauwa Abdullahi Muhammad & Dr Grace Onyowo Ugboha
Abstract
This study examined counselling needs of secondary school adolescents with elimination disorders in Jos Educational Zone of Plateau State, Nigeria. The research adopted survey design, and used 400 respondents from 10 randomly selected secondary schools in Jos Educational Zone as the sample. The study was guided by five research questions, and one hypothesis. A structured questionnaire designed by the researchers was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validation by two experts from Research, Measurement and Evaluation, and Guidance and Counselling units in the Department of Educational Foundations of University of Jos. It had a reliability index of 0.76. Data obtained were analyzed with simple percentage and t-test analysis statistics. The findings of the study revealed that elimination disorders occur in adolescents who have problems going to the bathroom, both urinating and defecating. It was also revealed that there was a significant difference in the prevalence of elimination disorders between male and female adolescent students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that behaviour modification with medication should be used to help these adolescents. Parents, staff and students should be made to understand other problems associated with elimination disorders of secondary school adolescents.