ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the case of early pregnancy and

student’s performance in~ selected secondary schools in Jinja District and

suggested possible solution to the problem. The specific objectives of the study

is to investigate the cause’s of early pregnancy and student’s performance in

schools. To find the effects of early pregnancy and student’s performance in

schools. To get the solutions of early pregnancy and student’s performance in

schools. The methods used for collecting data are, interview schedule as it is

flexible in a way that it favors both the literate and literate. However, it will be

used much for first hand Information about the questions, Questionnaires will

be used since it is time saving. The findings reveals that early pregnancy is so

effective to girls since majority have not been able to continue with their

education as their parents~. are not willing to pay school dues as they are taken

misfortunes.

The study recommends that the government/ministry of education and sports

should fight tooth and nail to provide special needs to the learners for example

sanitary pads to keep theni in schools while in menstruation since it is due to

lack of money/poverty that pushes girls to sleep with sugar daddies in order to meet their physical needs. The community, parents are important in a child’slife and therefore they should provide physical needs for their children and should also encourage them to stay in school by teaching them sex education in order for their children to avoid engaging themselves into sexual activity before marriage as it used to be in the African traditional society (ATS).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATION V

TABLE OF CONTENTS V~

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 IntroductiOn

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3. Purpose of the study 2

1.4 Objective of the study 2

1.4.1 General Objective 2

1.4.2 Specific Objective 2

1.6 Research Questions

1.7 Significance of the Studyt

1.8 Scope of the study 3

1.8 1 Content scope 3

1.8.2 Geographic Scope

1.8.3 Time Scope 4

1,9 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.0 Introduction

2.1 Causes of early pregnancY 5

2.2 Effects of early pregnancy

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2.3 Solutions to early pregnancy ~

CHAPTER THREE 11

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11

3.0 Introduction .1 11

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 Population of the study

3.3 Sampling

3.4 Data collection tools and methods 11

3.6 Data analysis Techniqu9 12

3.6 Research Procedure 12

3.7 Limitations of the study 12

CHAPTER FOUR 13

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 13

4.0 Introduction

4.1 Age of the respondents of the teacher 13

4.2 Analysis of the Students 15

4.3 High rate of poverty in Uganda 16

4.4 Effect of sex education in schools 19

4.5 The role of the parents mt reducing early pregnancy 20

4.6 The solution to teachers who involve young girls into sexual intercourse 20

4.7 Analysis of the Teacher 22

4.8 Students’ Analysis 23

4.9 Analysis from the Teacher 33

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35

5.0 Introduction 35

5.1 Discussion 35

5.2 Conclusions 38

5.3 Recommendations 39

VII

5.4 Area of Further Research .40

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 42

INTERVIEW AND QUESTIONNAIRES 42

APPENDIX II

BUDGET 47

APPENDIX III 48

TIME FRAME 48