KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
The seeming spread of homosexuality in the Nigerian universities is alarming. This, therefore, aimed at examining the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate students towards homosexuality and its implications on social adjustment with a particular focus on Ebonyi state University, Abakaliki. The study is anchored on social learning theory. The study employed descriptive survey design and sample size for the study was 296 correspondents. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire and data collected were presented and analyzed using simple percentage and frequency tables. Findings showed that the homosexuality is being practiced among students of Ebonyi State University, especially in their hostels, that homosexuals suffer psycho-social trauma, social isolation and society regards them as social deviants, that students are lured into homosexuality out of ignorant and some induced incentives. Based on the findings, the study recommends, among others, that seminars should be organized to education students on the harmful implications of indulging in homosexuality.