TABLE OF CONTENT.
DECLARATION ...................................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................................ ii
ABBREVIATIONS I ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................... iii
DEDICATION ....................................................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... V
TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................................................... vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study .................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Objective of the study ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 Specific objectives ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.5 Research questions ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.6 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.6.2 Geographical scope ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.6.3 Subject scope ................................................................................................................................. 4
1. 7 Significance of the study ................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER TWO :LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Causes of early marriage ................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Effects of Early Marriage .................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 The mechanisms for curbing early marriages and family conflicts ................................................. 18
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 21
3 .1 Research Design .............................................................................................................................. 21
3.2 Research Approach .......................................................................................................................... 21
3.3 The study population ....................................................................................................................... 21
3.4 san1ple size ....................................................................................................................................... 21
3.5 Data Collection Procedures ............................................................................................................. 22
3.6 Sources of Data ............................................................................................................................... 22
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3.6.1 Primary Sources ............................................................................................................. .' .............. 22
3.6.2 Secondary Sources ........................................................................................................................ 22
3.7 Procedure .......................................................................... .' ............................................................. 22
3.8. Data collection Methods ................................................................................................................. 22
3.8.1. Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................... 22
3.8.2. Interviews .................................................................................................................................... 23
3.9 Reliability and Validity ................................................................................................................... 23
3.10 Data analysis .................................................................................................................................. 23
3.11 Ethical Considerations ................................................................................................................... 23
3.12 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................................. 24
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 25
4.1 Demographic characteristics of Respondents .................................................................................. 25
Table 1: Gender composition of respondents ........................................................................................ 25
Table 2: Age distribution of respondents .............................................................................................. 25
Table 3: Education background of Respondents ................................................................................... 26
Table 4: Respondents by work experience permanent basis ................................................................. 26
4.2 Findings on the causes of early marriages on family conflicts ........................................................ 27
4.3 Findings on effects of early marriages on family conflicts ............................................................. 30
4.4 The findings on possible solutions to early marriages ..................................................................... 35
CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 37
5.1 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................................. 37
5.2 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 37
5.3 Reco1nn1endations ........................................................................................................................... 38
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 40
APPENDICES:
APPENDIX: I QUESTIONAIRES ....................................................................................................... 42
APPENDIX B: WORK FRAME ........................................................................................................... 45
