ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to investigate factors affecting academic performance of primary pupils at Lang’ata division Nairobi province, Kenya The specific objectives of the study were to determine; whether Discipline of students affects academic performance of Lang’ata Division pupils, whether Quality of teachers affects academic performance of Lang’ata Division pupils and to determine whether Facilities in schools affects academic performance of Lang’ata Division p...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the role of alcohol on the increase of HJV prevalence rate in Katwe suburb Kampala. The study was guided by three specific objectives and these included; to examine the factors contributing to increasing rates of drug abuse among youths Makindye Division, to examine the impact of alcohol in Katwe suburb Kampala, and to establish the relationship between alcohol consumption and HIV prevalence rate in Katwe suburb. Kampala district. The study e...
The study was to assess the effects of feeding among pregnant mothers on babies’ health in selected health centres in Kampala district. It was guided by three specific objectives, which included; i) to identify the causes of poor feeding among pregnant mothers. ii) To examine the consequences of poor feeding among pregnant mothers, and iii) to establish strategies to improve babies’ in selected health centers of Kampala District. The study used a descriptive correlation design that u...
ABSTRACT The effect of HIV/AIDS is still a great challenge to the people's life, very little is known of its spread, prevention, and effects on the community control process. The main objective of this study is to assess the effects of HIV/AIDS in Maasai community in Monduli district with the idea of drawing awareness strategies to control the new spread of HIV/AIDS. Its focus is on the causes and impact and the knowledge of the effects of this pandemic disease to the Maasai community and ma...
Mental illness is common today affecting 25% of people at some time during their lives and accounting for 14% of global burden disease. However, the mentally ill people continue to suffer harassment, stigma, and discrimination. There fore it is from this back ground that the researcher wished to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of mental illness among community members of Kiziranfumbi Subcounty, Hoima District. Tile study was descriptive and cross-sectional in nature and employ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated effects of armed conflicts on delivery of social services in Nungwi District of Zanzibar. The region continues to experience intermittent conflict from Bachaga and Sukuma. The specific study objectives include; finding out the services affected by the conflicts; to identify the people affected by conflicts in accessing services and to find new methods of delivering the services in such violence - tone areas. The literature indicates little success in resolvin...
Abstract A nation, most important and precious is its children who constitute its hope for continue achievement and productivity. There is no more crucial period of life that the age up to six years it's during this period than the child is most complaint and it is then that many barriers to normal development are erected. Today we are passing through a stage where the mental health of youngster in Uganda is a matter of much concern for the sociologists, Educationist and Psychologists. Early ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of guidance and counseling programs on the academic achievement of students in Bushenyi District Uganda. The objectives of the study were; to investigate the counseling needs of students in the selected secondary schools of Bushenyi District; to asses the school counseling programs in selected secondary schools of Bushenyi District; and to investigate the relationship between counseling programs and the academic achievement of s...
ABSTRACT This research was conducted in Garissa Teachers’ Training College to investigate the impact of perception on the academic performance of student teacher in science subjects at Garissa teachers’ training college in Garissa District Kenya owing to repeated poor performance. Various literatures from previous authors on the subject were cited. Generally, it was found that a learner’s perception on a subject or concept affects the interest, understanding and thus academic performa...
ABSTRACT This study attempted to analyze the factors responsible for the persistence female circumcision among the people of Tumaini zone, Nyandarua North district of Kenya. It H,s realized that despite the tireless effons of the international community to stop Female Circumcision the practice still goes on in Kenya. The indigenous people take it for cultural, religious, social conformity, sexuality control among other items thus peqJetuate it. Data was gathered using qualitati·e methods l...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.3 Purpose of the Study 3 1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.4.1 General Objective 3 1.4.2 Specific Objectives 3 1.5 Research Questions 3 1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3 1.6.1 Content Scope 3 1.6.2 Geographical Scope 4 1.6.3 Time Scope 4 1.7 SIGNIFICANCY OF THE SUDY 4 1.8 Hypothesis 4 CHAPTER TWO 5 LITERATURE REVIEW s 2.0 Introduction s 2.1 Stress...
ABSTRACT The m'ior purpose of the study was to describe the social influences of drug abuse among the youth and young delinquents in Ruchu Zone; Kandara District, Kenya. The study was a quantitative, descriptive ColTelational survey, using a sample of ninety two youth selected using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. a self administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS 's means, standard deviations and the Pearson Linear COITelation coefficient. ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated effects of armed conflicts on delivery of social services in Nungwi District of Zanzibar. The region continues to experience intermittent conflict from Bachaga and Sukunn. The specific study objectives include; finding out the services affected by the conflicts; to identify the people affected by conflicts in accessing services and to find new methods of delivering the services in suit violence — tone areas. The literature indicates little success in resolvi...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Ibanda Town Council, Ibanda District located in South Western Uganda. It was intended to investigate into the influence of alcoholism on secondary school students' performance. The study w:as guided by three research objectives. The first one was to examine the causes of alcoholism among secondary school students. The second one was to find out the effects of alcoholism on academic perfo~ance of secondary school students, and the third one was to iden!if...
Self-concealment is a tendency of withholding personal, sensitive information that is perceived as negative and/or upsetting. It controls a person’s perception of his/her environment. The effects of self-concealment on attitudes toward seeking Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) among university students has been understudied. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which self-concealment predicts students’ attitudes toward seeking VCT services at Kenyatta University. In...