Browsing by Author "Nzyima, Moses M"
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- ItemSchool Feeding Programme and Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Kyuso Division, Kyuso District, Kenya.(Kampala International University, bachelors degree in early childhood and primary education, 2010-04) Nzyima, Moses MThis study was intended to determine the effect of free feeding programme on the academic performance of pupils in Kyuso, zone, Kyuso division, Kyuso District, Kenya The study adopted a descriptive research design which enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the problem of socio-economic factors on academic performance of pupils. Questionnaires and interview guides were used in the collection of data after which it had to be coded and presented in percentages and frequency distribution tables. The findings revealed that poor nutrition led to diseases and therefore because of diseases children do not perform well in school. The study also found out that nutrition was very important and that for a country to develop it had to focus on nutritional programs. It was recommended that the parents and the community should be sensitized on the importance proper and stable family background and how they influence child development.