ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the case of early pregnancy and
student’s performance in~ selected secondary schools in Jinja District and
suggested possible solution to the problem. The specific objectives of the study
is to investigate the cause’s of early pregnancy and student’s performance in
schools. To find the effects of early pregnancy and student’s performance in
schools. To get the solutions of early pregnancy and student’s performance in
schools. The methods used for collecting data are, interview schedule as it is
flexible in a way that it favors both the literate and literate. However, it will be
used much for first hand Information about the questions, Questionnaires will
be used since it is time saving. The findings reveals that early pregnancy is so
effective to girls since majority have not been able to continue with their
education as their parents~. are not willing to pay school dues as they are taken
misfortunes.
The study recommends that the government/ministry of education and sports
should fight tooth and nail to provide special needs to the learners for example
sanitary pads to keep theni in schools while in menstruation since it is due to
lack of money/poverty that pushes girls to sleep with sugar daddies in order to meet their physical needs. The community, parents are important in a child’slife and therefore they should provide physical needs for their children and should also encourage them to stay in school by teaching them sex education in order for their children to avoid engaging themselves into sexual activity before marriage as it used to be in the African traditional society (ATS).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
LIST OF ABBREVIATION V
TABLE OF CONTENTS V~
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 IntroductiOn
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 2
1.3. Purpose of the study 2
1.4 Objective of the study 2
1.4.1 General Objective 2
1.4.2 Specific Objective 2
1.6 Research Questions
1.7 Significance of the Studyt
1.8 Scope of the study 3
1.8 1 Content scope 3
1.8.2 Geographic Scope
1.8.3 Time Scope 4
1,9 Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Causes of early pregnancY 5
2.2 Effects of early pregnancy
Vi
2.3 Solutions to early pregnancy ~
CHAPTER THREE 11
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
3.0 Introduction .1 11
3.1 Research Design 11
3.2 Population of the study
3.3 Sampling
3.4 Data collection tools and methods 11
3.6 Data analysis Techniqu9 12
3.6 Research Procedure 12
3.7 Limitations of the study 12
CHAPTER FOUR 13
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 13
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Age of the respondents of the teacher 13
4.2 Analysis of the Students 15
4.3 High rate of poverty in Uganda 16
4.4 Effect of sex education in schools 19
4.5 The role of the parents mt reducing early pregnancy 20
4.6 The solution to teachers who involve young girls into sexual intercourse 20
4.7 Analysis of the Teacher 22
4.8 Students’ Analysis 23
4.9 Analysis from the Teacher 33
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35
5.0 Introduction 35
5.1 Discussion 35
5.2 Conclusions 38
5.3 Recommendations 39
VII
5.4 Area of Further Research .40
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 42
INTERVIEW AND QUESTIONNAIRES 42
APPENDIX II
BUDGET 47
APPENDIX III 48
TIME FRAME 48
