ABSTRACT
@#The challenges of the adolescents range from health-related ones to antisocial behaviors. When family support is poor, an adolescent is confronted with seeking help from many sources including the social media with many unguided information. This study aims to assess the influence of perceived family functionality on where adolescents seek for solution to problems affecting their life. A descriptive cross- sectional study of 287 adolescents selected over 3 months‘ period through systematic random sampling using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were from highly functional families (71.5%). Discussing their divergent view of religion was the commonest life problem reported (65.2%). Severely dysfunctional family was significantly associated (p<0.05) with uncertainty about their future, incongruous religious views from the family and substance abuse. Respondents from severely dysfunctional family significantly (p<0.05) sought solutions for goals setting, parental expectation, substance abuse and academic problems from the internet. Functional family setting has a protective role on adolescents‘ management of their peculiar life challenges. Including family counselling to the evaluation of adolescents and their parents by clinician will help adolescents quest for solutions to their life problems.