RISKY BEHAVIORS AMONG LEARNERS AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KIBITO TOWN COUNCIL KABAROLE DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

ABSTRACT ix

DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Background of the study

1. 1 Statement of the problem 2

1.2 Objectives of the study 2

12. 1 General objective 2

1.2.2 Specific objectives 2

1.3 Research questions 3

1.4 Scope of the study 3

1.5 Significance 3

CHAPTER TWO 4

LITERATURE REVIEW 4

CHAPTER THREE 12

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 12

3.0 Introduction 12

3.1 Research design 12

3.2 Study area 12

3.3 Sample framework 12

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3.3.1 Sample size .12

3.3.2 Sample technique 12

3.3.3 Sample procedure 12

3.4 Methods for data collection 13

3.4.1 Instruments 13

3.4.2 Sources of data 13

3.5 Data processing and analysis 13

CHAPTER FOUR 14

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 14

4.0 Introduction 14

4.1 Background characteristics of teachers 14

4.1.1 Age of respondents 14

4. 1.2 Qualification of teachers 15

4.1.3 Numbers of years in the teaching profession 16

4.2 Common forms of risky behavior 17

4.2.1 The prevalence of school absenteeism and drop out among the

students of secondary schools 17

4.2.2 Prevalence of violence and crime among children aged 13 and

above in secondary schools 18

4.2.3 Early sex and pregnancy among the girls aged 13 and above 18

4.2.3 Cases of early pregnancies reported in secondary schools 19

4.2.4 Violent and criminal students in schools 20

4.2.5 Prevalence of alcohol and drug in secndary schools 22

4.3 Why the students in schools have adopted at risk behavior 22

4.3.1 Factors which have led students in to adopt at risk behavior 23

4.3.2 How poverty influences at risk behavior 24

4.3.3 How parental support could expose students to risk factors 25

4.3.4 Vulnerability of students and at risk behavioral tendencies 26

4.4 Outcomes of at risk behavior 27

4.5 What has been done to address the youth at risk behavior 29

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CHAPTER FIVE .31

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 31

5.0 Introduction 31

5.1 Summary of findings 31

5.2 Conclusion 34

5.3 Recommendations 35

REFERENCES 37

APPENDICES 38

Appendix A: Questionnaire for Teachers 38

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