ABSTRACT This study investigated the contribution of guidance and counselling services in the prevention of early marriages among primary school pupils in Mtwara Municipality. Samples of respondents were obtained through simple random sampling and purposive sampling where a total of 90 participants were sampled. This sample consisted of 50 pupils, 20 teachers and 20 parents. Pupils and teachers were all from Public primary schools from Mtwara, Southern part of Tanzania. The study employed cas...
Description: Thesis Submitted to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
ABSTRACT The study examined the causes of student’s dropouts as perceived by teachers in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State of Nigeria. As a survey research, a sample of 194 teachers was taken for the study. The sample procedure was by the simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used to collect data was a questionnaire while data collected were analyzed using percentage. The findings showed that student’s inability to comprehend, stubbornness, poverty of parents, negati...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter provides the background and the setting required to put the research problem in proper context 1.1 Background of the study History In African traditional society sexual immorality was rare. This is because, one committing adultery, engaging in nay kind of immorality was heavily punished Traditionally, the Bakiga and the Banyarwanda a lady playing sex and becoming pregnant before marriage was taken to the forest to be eaten by wild animals and storing...
For Nigeria as a whole, the percentage of birth with any of four key risk factors for morbidity and mortality hardly changed between 1990 and 2003, at 66.4% and 63.9% respectively. Over that period all Zones recorded a rate of at least 60%, with little decrease, with the sole exceptions of the Southwest Zone, which decreased from 61.9% to 45.8% respectively, and the North-central from 67.2% to 56.6%, while the Northeast showed a noticeable increase, from 63.7% to 72.1%. The Yobe state st...
ABSTRACTThe study investigated FGM and girl child education in Bukwo District, Eastern Uganda. The main reason of the study was to establish the effect of FGM on Girl child education and how it can be eliminated to improve the enrollment of the girl child in schools. The study mainly targeted those who are mutilated. Questionnaires (self administrated questionnaires), in depth interview methods were used to get the required information in which 350 respondents were in...
Abstract Tourism and Theatre practice are compatible business. They do not only attract and appeal to people but also contribute immensely to the national economy. Although the two industries can exist and function independently, a combination of their functions does appeal more meaningfully to most people. A well-developed tourism industry can house a theatre to enhance the beauty of tourism. In like manner, theatre productions are the springboards on which effective tourism can strive. The ...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy is a social problem that affects the social well-being of teenagers. Prevention of teenage pregnancy will help to improve the livelihood of teenagers and reduce the prevalence of some social vices in Ghana. This study sought to investigate the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy in AssinSouth District. Ninety pregnant teenagers or teenage mothers, 6 Head of Health Directorate and 6 Traditional Birth Attendants were interviewed for the study. Both in-depth...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the general marital satisfaction level of The Church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 340 was selected for the study through the stratified and simple random (lottery method) sampling procedures from a population of 1975 church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data from res...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to investigate the conflict resolution practices of couples within families in the Nsukka local government area of Enugu State. Specifically, the study is designed to determine the couples levels of awareness of marital conflicts, identify the causes of marital conflicts among couples within families, the communication practices of conflict resolution among couples, couples negotiation practices of conflict resolution, determine compromising practi...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the general marital satisfaction level of The Church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 340 was selected for the study through the stratified and simple random (lottery method) sampling procedures from a population of 1975 church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data from res...
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the determinants of contraceptive use and fertility preference among women of reproductive age in Kakamega County, Kenya. The study utilized a descriptive survey design comprising quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population was 444,350 women in the childbearing age in Kakamega County. To obtain the sample population size, the formula for finite population was used. The sample size consisted of 384 women in the re...
ABSTRACT The Maasai came from the north of Africa, originating in the lower Nile Valley in Sudan, northwest of Lake Turkana. It is believed that they departed this area between the 14th and 16th centuries, migrating southwards towards the Great Rift Valley. Following independence and post-independence the Maasai faced ever increasing limitations to mobility as their lifestyle became increasingly out of context compared to a developing Tanzania. This has severely affected the development of t...
ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate the role of religion in retaining people in abusive marraiges in Trans-Nzoia County.
Abstract: The nature of Police work includes toxic work environment and uncertain danger which imparts a unique type of stress that may spill over from work life to family life. The study sought to find out types of stress, the implications of stress on police officers' marriages and social support interventions available for the police. The study was anchored on three theories related to the study: Cognitive activation theory, Resource theory and Structural family therapy. A quantitative as...