Effects Of Rapid Population Growth On Socio-Economic Development Case Study Of Nebbi Town Council

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ABSTRACT

The topic effect of rapid population growth on socio- economic development, the case of

Nebbi Town Council (NTC) has been chosen basing on a certain objectives.

These objectives include the following:

To examine the factors responsible for rapid population growth in the world, Africa, Uganda

and Nebbi Town council as case being studied:

Investigate the measures that can be put in place to control population growth; and To

establish the opinion or the attitude of people in the world, Africa, Uganda and Nebbi Town

Council as the case study.

The issue in the literature is directed towards finding out the causes and effects of rapid

population growth on the economy of the world, Africa, Uganda and Nebbi Town Council. It

is also directed towards finding the causes and effects of rapid population growth on the

social life of people at international, regional and local levels.

The research design that specifies how data has been collected and analyzed includes the use

of both primary and secondary data. The methods of data collections included the use of

instruments like questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussion. Both primary and

secondary sources of data were used.

The sample size had respondents from five different categories with a total of 100 people

who participated in giving out information that were collected. Random sampling technique

was used to pick the respondents that were needed to give the various information. The

sample was taken from the area of study i.e. Nebbi Town Council.

To analyze the data, the researcher proceeded to carry out coding of the various respondents

given to particular questions that lacked coding frames.

The researcher then came out with the finding that there are several effects of rapid

population growth on socio-economic development especially in Nebbi Town Council, which

includes land fragmentation of the already existing plots among the many family members,

over population on land, congestion leading to high crime rate ad poverty and easy spread of

diseases among locals.

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The researcher also discovered that there are numerous factors that are responsible for the

rapid population growth. Among those are religion, inadequate health facilities, cultural

factors and cost of family planning services.

Basing on the finding of the study the following recommendation was put forward among

others:

Establishment of health facilities to make family planning service available to the people,

sensitization of the people so that they can become aware about the negative issues associated

to rapid population growth, introduction to public private partnership education and training

of health service provider so that the issue of human resource to help in providing family planning service is taken care of.

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APA

CLAVIO, P (2021). Effects Of Rapid Population Growth On Socio-Economic Development Case Study Of Nebbi Town Council. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-rapid-population-growth-on-socio-economic-development-case-study-of-nebbi-town-council

MLA 8th

CLAVIO, PACUTO "Effects Of Rapid Population Growth On Socio-Economic Development Case Study Of Nebbi Town Council" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-rapid-population-growth-on-socio-economic-development-case-study-of-nebbi-town-council. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

MLA7

CLAVIO, PACUTO . "Effects Of Rapid Population Growth On Socio-Economic Development Case Study Of Nebbi Town Council". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-rapid-population-growth-on-socio-economic-development-case-study-of-nebbi-town-council >.

Chicago

CLAVIO, PACUTO . "Effects Of Rapid Population Growth On Socio-Economic Development Case Study Of Nebbi Town Council" Afribary (2021). Accessed March 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effects-of-rapid-population-growth-on-socio-economic-development-case-study-of-nebbi-town-council