Television and the sexual behaviour of teenagers: a case study of Buwenge Sub County, Jinja District
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2015-07
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
This dissertation explores the impact of the medium of television on the sexual behavior of teenagers in Buwenge town council, Jinja District. The study employed the use of survey research designs were semi-structured questioned Were issued to the different respondents and returned after a given period of time. Simple random sampling was used during the study where
individuals of the same size had equal chances of being sampled.
The study also engaged the use of interviews where the respondents were asked oral questions and their thoughts recorded down on paper. The questions on the questionnaire were guided by the research objectives and were designed solely to investigate the impact of television on the sexual behavior of teenagers in Buwenge town council, Jinja District
The research findings revealed that the medium of television can be used in the promotion of responsible sexual behaviors. They further showed that the teenagers are more captivated when it comes to watching sex-related programmes than other programmes, and the majority of the respondents agreed that the medium of television had a profound impact on the sexual behavior of the teenagers living in Buwenge town council in Jinja District.
The findings that were obtained during this study were deemed to be of great importance to policy makers or the government and other scholars who may want to undertake the same research.
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A research dissertation to the College Of Humanities And Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor’s Degree In Mass Communication of Kampala International University
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Television, Sexual behaviour, Teenagers, Buwenge Sub County, Jinja District