Effect Of Youth Alcoholism On The Achievement Of Sustainable Development Goals In Mubi Metropolis, Adamawa State

Abstract

This study examined the effect of youth alcoholism on the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Mubi metropolis, Adamawa State. The data was analyzed with the aid of descriptive and inferential statistics; mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis. The results obtained from the test of hypothesis (H₀1) revealed that youth alcoholism has a significant effect on good health and well-being in Mubi metropolis with P < 0.05. The hypothesis two (H₀2) states that, alcoholism does not affect decent work and economic productivity is rejected in Mubi metropolis. Hypothesis three (H₀3) also revealed that youth alcoholism has a significant influence on the quality of education in Mubi metropolis. The correlations analysis was observed among the SDGs for good health and well-being (SDG 3), and decent work and economic productivity (SDG 8) which shows a strong positive correlation (r = 0.899, p = 0.000), indicating that improvements in youth health are strongly associated with better employment outcomes. The findings indicate that youth alcoholism has significant social, health, educational, and economic implications in Mubi metropolis. The study concludes that youth alcoholism poses challenges to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Mubi metropolis. The study recommended that government should intensify public awareness and sensitization campaigns on the health and developmental consequences of youth alcoholism, with specific focus on promoting good health and well-being in line with sustainable development goals.