Divorce and Child Neglect Among Single Parents in Mukono District Case Study of Nakisunga Subcounty

TABlE OF CONTENTS

Content Page

Declaration .............................................................................................................................. i

Dedication .......................................................................................................................... ii

Acknowledgement........................................................................................................... . iii

Approval .................................................................................................................................. iv

List of Acronyms ...................................................................................................................... v

Abstract. ................................................................................................................................... vi

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................................... 3

1.3 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................... 3

1.4 Specific Objectives ................. : .................................................................................. 4

1.5 Research Questions .................................................................................................... 4

1.6 Scope of the Study .................................................................................................... 4

1.7 Significance of the Study ........................................................................................... 5

1.8 Operational definition of Key Research Terms .......................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6

2.1 Types of divorce ......................................................................................................... 6

2.2 causes of divorce and child neglect.. ........................................................................... 6

2.3 Forms of Child Neglect. .............................................................................................. 11

2.4 children and parental divorce ................................................................................... 12

2.5 The Generic Effects of Divorce and Child Neglect.. ................................................... 13

2.6 Signs of Divorce and Child Neglect.. .......................................................................... 15

2. 7 Strategies which have been put in place to mitigate

Divorce and Child neglect among single parents ..................................................... 17

2.8 Counteracting Detrimental effects of Parental Divorce ............................................. 18

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CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 20

3.1 Research Design ......................................................................................................... 20

3.2 Area of Study ............................................................................................................. 20

3.3 Determination of Population and Sample Size of the Study ..................................... 21

3.4 Research Instruments ................................................................................................ 21

3.5 Data Analysis and Interpretation ............................................................................... 22

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 23

4.1 Age of the Respondents ............................................................................................. 24

4.2 Gender of respondents ..................... : ........................................................................ 25

4.3 Level of education .................. : ................................................................................... 26

4.4 Marital status of the respondents .............................................................................. 28

4.5 Knowledge of the Respondents ................................................................................. 29

4.6 Responses on how the participants understood the term divorce ........................... 30

4.7 Responses on how the respondents understood the term child neglect .................. 30

4.8 Findings on the kinds of divorce they understood .................................................... 31

4. 9 Knowledge on the forms child neglect the respondents were well versed with ....... 32

4.10 Knowledge on the causes of divorce and child neglect.. ............................................ 33

4.11 Knowledge on the effects of divorce and among single parents ............................... 34

4.12 Signs of a child who has been neglected .................................................................. 34

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Introduction ........................... : ................................................................................... 40

5.1 Discussion .................................................................................................................. 40

5.2 Social demographic information ................................................................................ 40

5.3 Summary of the major findings ................................................................................. 43

5.4 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 43

5.5 Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 43

5.6 Areas for further research ...... , ..................................................................................... 43

References .............................................................................................................................. 45

Appendices ................................................................................................................................. 46