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    Challenges faced by families headed by children in rural areas: a case study of Bude Sub County in Mpigi District
    (Kampala International University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014-06) Otamutenzya, Aggrey
    The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges faced by families headed by children in rural areas: a case study of Bude Sub County in Mpigi district. Specific objectives of the study were to: examine the challenges faced by families headed by children in rural areas; assess the possible solutions to the problems faced by families headed by children in rural areas; establish the social challenges families headed by children in rural areas face and make recommendations that can help reduce cases of child headed homesteads. The study employed a descriptive study design with a triangulation of both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. The qualitative methods involved, in-depth interviews with key informants, observation, documentation, focused group discussions and personal interviewing. Data analysis involved content analysis from the literature reviewed, manual analysis of primary data using excel and Microsoft word. The major finding was that girls are potential victims of domestic violence on their education and this is exhibited in the forms of early drop out of schools, early marriages, and family discriminations. The study recommended more research work is required to clearly understand the challenges faced by families headed by children in rural areas and Bude sub county in particular especially where in areas where such cases are many. This would be a stepping stone for establishing strategies for reducing such cases in other rural areas in Uganda.