TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION .•~•
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT ~ iv
TABLE OF CONTENT ~ v
LIST OF TABLES ~viii
LIST OF BAR CHART AND PIE CHARTS ~ ix
ABSTRACT ~ x
DEFINITION OF TERMS ~ xi
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ~ xii
CHAPTER ONE ~ 1
INTRODUCTION ~ 1
1.1 Background of the study~ 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ~ 2
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE ~ 2
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ~ 3
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4
CHAPTER TWO 5
LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.0 Introduction 5
2.1. Alcohol abuse and Academic attainment 5
2.1.2 Alcohol abuse and family relationships 5
2.1.3 Alcohol abuse and its influence on the economy 6
2.1.4 Health implications of alcohol consumption 6
Conceptual framework.......~....
CHAPTER THREE ~9
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 9
3.1 Research Design~9
3.2. Area of study ......................................•9
3.3. Target population~9
3.4 Sample size and sampling technique 9
3.5. Instrumentation~9
3.5.1 Reliability of instruments 10
3.5. Data collection procedure 10
3.6. Statistical treatment of data 10
CHAPTER FOUR 11
FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS 11
4.0 Introduction 11
4.1. Profile of the respondents 11
4.2 The effects of cheap liquor on academic achievement of learners. . . .12
4.3. Cheap liquor and family relationships 20
4.4. Effects of cheap liquor on the economy of the family 24
4.5 Effect of cheap liquor on the health of people 28
CHAPTER FIVE 31
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 31
5.1 Introduction 31
5.2 Summary 31
5.3 Conclusion 32
Recommendations 32
5.4 Recommendations 33
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to assess the ~effect of cheap liquor to the population in Munyu-ini, Gatundu district in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to examine to investigate the effects of cheap liquor on academic achievement of learners, to establish if cheap liquor affects family relationships, to investigate the influence of cheap liquor on the economy of the family and to analyze the effect of cheap liquor on the health of people. The methods used for data collection were questionnaires to the teachers and focus group discussions with the community members of Munyu-ini, Gatundu district in Kenya. The findings revealed that cheap liquor had a negative effect on the health, education, economy and family relationships. The study recommended that, Government should make sure it monitors the sell of alcohol to avoid illegal selling. The community should be sensitized on the dangers of alcohol and bow to prevent taking it or seffing it illegally. Job opportunities should be created for jobless people so that they are not tempted to engage in the sale of cheap illegal liquor. Means should be devised to help alcohol addicts on bow to stop the habit and do something constructive.
