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...
ABSTRACT The study on the influence of alcohol used on t~mily we! fare was conducted in industrial division, Mbale district, eastern Uganda. With the objective of assessing the salient causes of alcoholism in industrial division, examining the effects alcoholism on ftTmily ~s elftire and explore the mechanisms for controlling alcoholism to enhance family welt~re. A cross-sectional research design was used, a sample of 50 respondents were selected took part in the answering the questions in th...
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 this study was to determine effects of corporal punishment on pupils of Sos Herman Umeiner Eldoret, Uasin Gishu district Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were to: Ident[{v the Causes of corporal punishment Determine the P;ychological E:f!LpunL~hment, Investigate the Social consequences of corporal punishment, deteJ7!1.ine the Physical effects of corporal punishment, determine how Corporal punishment leads to School Drop Out and determine the effects of co...
Research in social inequality with regard to how it affects realization of human success, prosperity and contentment in life has been documented. In education, social inequality has been found to affect how children access and ultimately achieve their educational goals and ensure upward mobility in higher education and careers. Issues of poverty, lack quality housing lack, basic amenities and security among other factors have contributed to under – achievement of education of millions of ...
ABSTRACT Poverty is usually defined as the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them where as relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country, or compared to worldwide averages (http://encarta.msn.com/). In this report, I investigated the different causes of poverty in Buwenge Town Council in Jinja District in Eastern Uganda....
ABSTRACT The study looked at the effects of alternative disciplinary measures on students discipline after the ban on corporal punishment by the government of Kenya. Following the ban, cases of student's indiscipline appeared to be on the increase hence sparking off debate on the re - introduction of corporal punishment. fhe topic attracted considerable research due to the instances of drug abuse, truancy, defiance md delinquency slowly taking riot in the learning institutions. t has been no...
ABSTRACT The study was set to examine the effect of parental separation and child upbringing in selected families of Adjumani Town Council -Adjumani District. The study had three specific objectives i) to examine the consequences of parental separation on health of children of selected families of Adjumani Town Council-Adjumani District, ii) to examine the effects of parental separation on education and morals of children of selected families of Adjumani Town Council -Adjumani District and t...
ABSTRACT The study objective was to establish / find out the community perception on mental ill patients in Ishaka Town. The study area was Ishaka Town Council which is found in Bushenyi District Western Uganda. Data was collected by Cross- sectional method where by the questionnaires were availed to the respondents to fill. The participants were residents of Ishaka Town Council, with different marital status, religion, level of education but all were residents of Ishaka Town Council. 100 res...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ...................................................................................................... . APPROVAL ............................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ......................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................ iv TABLE OF CO...
ABSTRACT This research report was on “Primary school attendance and dropout rates in Muvuti zone, Central Division, Machakos District, Eastern Province, Kenya”. The researcher was intrigued by seeing children of primary school age loitering; some of them selling scraps of metals and plastic containers; others providing cheap labour such as house maids, bar maids (girls) and boys as touts, shamba (Garden) boys and carrying luggage for people in market places as in Machakos town and i...
ABSTRACT This research was undertaken to examine the impact of the law and the policy on child labour with the ultimate aim of designing solutions to the child labour phenomenon. This research was conducted in Kibera area, Kenya. This research was aimed at creating awareness of the existence of child labour to the government, parents and the entire country. It was also meant to caution policy makers and legislators for them to come up with the appropriate mechanisms and strategies for purpos...
ABSTRACT Subject choice marks the beginning of a learner’s career path because most learners choose the subject based on their passion and interest. This study sought to identify career aspirations of secondary school students who opt to study geography; to identify reasons why students choose geography as a subject over other optional subjects in the same category and to establish geography subject’s relevance in understanding societal problems. The study was guided by Donald Super’s ...
ABSTRACT The access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health care is a crucial concern surrounding the advancement of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights. Making clinical services attractive to the younger generation has remained a challenge. Sexual and reproductive health services remain underutilized by the youth living on the streets. Unfortunately, this group is exposed to a very hostile environment on the streets, has a highly mobile and unprotected lifestyle often ...
There has been a wave of violence strikes that had threatened to paralyze learning in many Secondary Schools country wide. In the month of June 2007 over 300 strikes were reported. This saw students disrupt learning, besides destroying property worth millions of shilling. Indiscipline in schools had reached unmanageable levels, as teachers were unable to enforce discipline as their hands were tied by law as corporal punishment had been banned by the Government through legal notice No. 56...