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- ItemImpact of child labor on academic performance of pupils in selected primary schools in Mpigi town council, Mpigi district, central region-Uganda:(Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences., 2017-11) Busingye, JoanThis study assessed the impact of Child labor on academic performance of pupils in selected primary schools in Mpigi town council in Mpigi district. Four specific objectives, four research questions were formulated with four null hypotheses associated. Survey research design was adopted. The population for the study was 37,700 drawn from the three educational zone of Niger States. A sample of 600 respondents from classes 4, 5, and 6 were randomly selected for the study. The instruments used for data collection were a self design questionnaire, school attendance register and report cards. Frequency distribution and percentages were used to analyze the data obtained from the respondents. All the four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance and all were rejected. The findings revealed that children exposed to labor activities had very poor school attendance, were mostly females. The findings, also showed child labor affect pupil’s academic performance as was revealed on the poor academic achievements by pupils exposed to labor were mostly females, compared to their male counterparts. The study recommended among others that children exposed to labor should be given equal right to attend school regardless of any engagement in labor activity. It also recommended that government/parents should develop strategies to reduce or eradicate child labor activities
- ItemTeenage pregnancy and academic performance in Uganda. a case study of Kakure sub-county, Kaberamaido district(Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-09) Enginyu, DavidRecently, the increase of teenage pregnancy has been very high in Uganda. The study therefore was designed to investigate the influence of teenage pregnancy on the academic performance of students at Kakure Sub-county in Kaberarnaido District. A total sample size of sixty (60) respondents was used for the study. The research instruments Such as questionnaires. interviews and observation were used to collect data for the study. The objectives of the study were to establish the relationship between teenage pregnancy and academic performance, the causes of teenage pregnancy and how to minimize the teenage pregnancy. With respect to findings on teenage pregnancy, it was that low socio-economic status such as poverty, mass media, peer influence and lack of access to teenage pregnancy among teenagers. And on the other hand, the recommended intervention measures were. Access to contraception by student, comprehensive sex education are the major measures to teenage pregnancy. The study therefore recommended that government and other partner should introduce comprehensive sex education curriculum in schools and promotes youth friendly reproductive health services in schools.