Teenage Pregnancy in Kisozi Subcounty, Kamuli District Teenage Pregnancy in Kisozi Subcounty, Kamuli District.
| dc.contributor.author | Nassiwa, Mellan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-17T16:20:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-17T16:20:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-05 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements for the Award of a Bachelors Degree in Development Studies of Kampala International University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research report was to assess the effects of increasing teenage pregnancy on girls in Kisozi sub county, Kamuli District. The study was guided by four specific objectives which included; to identify the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Kisozi sub county, Kamuli District; to assess the causes of teenage pregnancy in Kisozi sub-county, Kamuli District; to establish the effects of teenage pregnancy in Kisozi sub county, Kamuli district and to come up with possible measures on the causes of teenage pregnancy in Kamuli district. The study used descriptive design which was explanatory in nature and it was based on quantitative and qualitative approaches. It covered a sample of forty (40) respondents. The data instruments used were the questionnaires, observation and interviews. Findings revealed that the prevalence of teenage pregnancy is high in Kisozi subcounty with its causes being early marriages, child abuse, poverty, peer pressure and poor parenting. The effects of the problem were increased maternal and infant mortality due to lack of pre and post-antenatal care, school dropout and illiteracy. Measures to curb down teenage pregnancy were to put more emphasis on the importance of abstinence, promotion of sex education to both young boys and girls, use of contraceptives, and enforcement of strict laws to people abusing children rights. The study concluded and recommended that parents should not be too harsh on teenagers but they should be approachable so as the children can confide with them whenever there is a pressure from peers. Teenagers should be enlighten about the consequence of engaging in sex at the early stage of their lives and parents should stand at best to meet the needs of the teenage child. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/5445 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teenage Pregnancy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kamuli District | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kisozi Subcounty, | en_US |
| dc.title | Teenage Pregnancy in Kisozi Subcounty, Kamuli District Teenage Pregnancy in Kisozi Subcounty, Kamuli District. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |