TABLE OF CONTENT.

DECLARATION ...................................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................................ ii

ABBREVIATIONS I ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION ....................................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... V

TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................................................... vi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study .................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .................................................................................................................. 3

1.3 Objective of the study ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.4 Specific objectives ............................................................................................................................. 3

1.5 Research questions ............................................................................................................................ 3

1.6 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................................. 3

1.6.2 Geographical scope ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.6.3 Subject scope ................................................................................................................................. 4

1. 7 Significance of the study ................................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO :LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Causes of early marriage ................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Effects of Early Marriage .................................................................................................................. 9

2.3 The mechanisms for curbing early marriages and family conflicts ................................................. 18

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 21

3 .1 Research Design .............................................................................................................................. 21

3.2 Research Approach .......................................................................................................................... 21

3.3 The study population ....................................................................................................................... 21

3.4 san1ple size ....................................................................................................................................... 21

3.5 Data Collection Procedures ............................................................................................................. 22

3.6 Sources of Data ............................................................................................................................... 22

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3.6.1 Primary Sources ............................................................................................................. .' .............. 22

3.6.2 Secondary Sources ........................................................................................................................ 22

3.7 Procedure .......................................................................... .' ............................................................. 22

3.8. Data collection Methods ................................................................................................................. 22

3.8.1. Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................... 22

3.8.2. Interviews .................................................................................................................................... 23

3.9 Reliability and Validity ................................................................................................................... 23

3.10 Data analysis .................................................................................................................................. 23

3.11 Ethical Considerations ................................................................................................................... 23

3.12 Limitations of the study ................................................................................................................. 24

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 25

4.1 Demographic characteristics of Respondents .................................................................................. 25

Table 1: Gender composition of respondents ........................................................................................ 25

Table 2: Age distribution of respondents .............................................................................................. 25

Table 3: Education background of Respondents ................................................................................... 26

Table 4: Respondents by work experience permanent basis ................................................................. 26

4.2 Findings on the causes of early marriages on family conflicts ........................................................ 27

4.3 Findings on effects of early marriages on family conflicts ............................................................. 30

4.4 The findings on possible solutions to early marriages ..................................................................... 35

CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.0. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 37

5.1 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................................. 37

5.2 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 37

5.3 Reco1nn1endations ........................................................................................................................... 38

REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 40

APPENDICES:

APPENDIX: I QUESTIONAIRES ....................................................................................................... 42

APPENDIX B: WORK FRAME ........................................................................................................... 45