ABSTRACT The research was carried out in Kampala-Makindye Division; Ggaba Mission, central Uganda to assess issues of cohabitation and its impact on religion, Causes, impacts and strategies for managing cohabitation were discussed. The researcher used questionnaire, interview format and observation methods to find out the information. Stratified sampling and purposive sampling techniques were employed; also the researcher used descriptive and exploratory design to get the findings. The causes...
ABSTRACT Rape AND defilement violates the right of dignity of a girls and boys. It breaches the trust orwife. Even then, it is not criminalized as rape in Uganda. It raises a question, is a girls and boysbeing considered an object or the property of the husband. It also raises the question. as to does agirls and boys has right to save her body from the Just of her husband. No doubt the purpose ol·the being single is to provide right to have sex with' one u get married too. This paper points ...
Abstract/Overview Colonial policies and practices were very instrumental in the creation of the Luo Diaspora. This Diaspora extended far beyond the physical and cultural boundaries of Central Nyanza as was constituted by the colonial administration. To colonial officials, this Diaspora represented ‘detribalized natives’ responsible for social decay and immorality in the colonial townships. Similarly, to the male elders in the rural areas, this Diaspora was an affront towards destabili...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the parental attitude towards female-child education in the Kintampo North Municipality. Respondents were two hundred and forty (240). This consists of thirty (30) teachers, one hundred students 190 students and twenty (20) parents. Two methods of data analysis were adopted, first, descriptive statistics involving the use of frequency, percentages and pie chart were used to present the data use to present data collected. The frequency was then...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study basically is to find out some psychosocial factors affecting marital satisfaction among married individuals: a descriptive survey design was used. 200 married individuals were sampled from three selected congregations from the east presbytery of the E.P Church Ho; using a purposive sampling method. 98 respondents had premarital counseling and 108 people did not. 114 were males and 86 were female respondents who are married individuals and have been married for ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the management and coping strategies of hypertensive patients seeking treatment at Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, and to examine participants’ experiences of living with the condition. A mixed method design was used and all 508 consenting patients were selected for the quantitative aspect, and 16 were conveniently sampled for the qualitative one. Instruments (questionnaire and in-depth interview guide) derived from five pre-existing ones wer...
ABSTRACT Female employees in the hotel industry are sometimes unable to compete with their male counterparts on an equal level due to several visible and invisible barriers and challenges such as the demands of marriage and motherhood, gender and sex discrimination, sexual harassment among others. In Ghana very little is known about the problems females face in the hotel industry and how these create challenges for them. This study therefore explores prospects and challenges that prevent fema...
ABSTRACT Over the years, the major challenge facing the female folk is discrimination and unfair treatment in the society. This work discusses cultural practices that discriminate against women. This research work is a critical analysis of two African novels: Buchi Emecheta’s The Joy of motherhood, and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus. For secondary sources, materials were got from the internet and library. It is discovered that several cultural practices discriminate and oppress the ...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATIONACKNOWLEGEMENT~ ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vDEFINITION OF KEY TERMS viiCHAPTER ONE 1Introduction 1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 5OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 6General Objective 6Specific objectives 6SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 7CHAPTER TWO 8RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW 8Introduction 8Attitude of community on uncircumcised 8Prevalence of girl circumcision 10Person deciding on the circumcision of girl 12Person performing circumcision 13Reasons...
ABSTRACT The scourge of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has almost overwhelmed mankind of late and given a lot of sleepless nights to almost everybody. For over thirty years after the first case was diagnosed, scientists have not been able to find an antidote to help halt its spread. This dissertation sought to examine the attitudes of students of second cycle institutions towards HIV and AIDS prevention. The research work was carried out in K...
Abstract/Overview : It is generally believed that parental rejection of children leads to child maladaptation. However, the specific effects of perceived parental acceptance-rejection on diverse domains of child adjustment and development have been incompletely documented, and whether these effects hold across diverse populations and for mothers and fathers are still open questions
ABSTRACT Background: Malaria is one of the leading vector-borne infectious diseases in the world with alarming death rates, which is of public health concern. Only 0.1-1 gametocyte per µL blood is sufficient to spread malaria; however microscopy which is the gold standard for detection has a detection limit of 8 gametocytes per µL. Therefore, some individuals who may be diagnosed by microscopy as negative for gametocyte may be possible reservoirs of malaria transmission. Main Objective: Thi...
This long essay aims at studying questions formation in Ìjà-Kórò, it will cover the general introductions of the study, the sound inventory of the language, the distribution of those sound and transformational generative grammar, this research work is divided into 5 chapters. Chapter one is the general introduction, presenting the background of the people, the status of the language and the historical background of the people. Also in chapter one, the socio-cultural profile and the geneti...
ABSTRACT Most studies on knowledge of ovulatory cycle have predominantly established it to have an influence on the effective use of contraception. However studies on knowledge of ovulatory cycle and fertility remains an unexplored area in literature. Filling this gap may prove vital, especially at a time when efforts towards controlling fertility already in place appear to be ineffective. According to the 2014 GDHS, Ghana has experienced a slight increase in TFR from 4.0 in 2008 to 4.2 in 20...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the causers of poverty and school drop out of students selected in schools in Mob Sub-county, Tororo District, Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were to fmncl out the cause of school dropout, to find out the impact of poverty on school dropout and establish solutions to the school dropout problem in Mob Sub-county, Tororo District. Uganda. The methods used for data collection was interviews for the parents and questionnaires for...