IMPACT OF FEMALE INDECENT DRESS ON MORALITY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION BIOLOGY STUDENTS OF YUSUF MAITAMA SULE UNIVERSITY, KANO.

The study investigate the impact of female indecent dress on morality among undergraduate education biology students of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and used a simple random sampling technique in selecting 181 respondents. A structured and validated questionnaire titled "Female Indecent Dress on Morality of Biology Students Scale (FIDMBSS)" was developed by the researchers and used to collect data for the study. The reliability coefficient of 0.77 was obtained when the instrument was pilot-tested on 30 undergraduate students in other university outside the locale of the study. The data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean. The findings of the study revealed that the prevalence rate of indecent dress during excursions, practical and lectures is low. The findings also revealed that self-interest, peer group influence and wrong use of internet by students of higher learning are the causes of indecent dress. Sin against God, sexual harassment and insecurity are some of the effects of indecent dress. The study recommended that parents, traditional rulers, authorities and community leaders should help in training their children to dress decently in the university and the community at large. Also, penalty to indecent dress should be spelt out and implemented strictly by the university authorities.