Pre-Marital Sex And School Drop Out In Secondary Schools A Case Study Of Nyantungo & Butiiti Sub Counties Kyenjojo District

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between pre

marital sex and school drop out in Nyantungo and Butiti sub counties

Kyenjojo district, Uganda.

The specific objectives of this study were to establish the respondents profile,

investigate effect of pre-marital sex on school drop out; to suggests ways on

how the problem can be redressed or solved.

The findings were presented and interpreted in relation to the study

objectives and research questions. While linking to the existing literature,

results included demographic characteristics frequency and percentages.

Based on the findings it was observed that students/children mostly with a

single parent are more affected (vulnerable). In chapter five, development of

solutions to the problem summary of the findings and conclusions were

attempted.

The findings suggested that the government should empower poor families

and single parents if the problem is to educe. This was reached after realizing

that single parents mostly are poor and cannot fully support their children in schools. This causing pre-marital sex and eventual school drop out.