The Socio-Economic Effects of Teenage Pregnancies and Academic Performance of Learners in Selected Schools of Ishaka-Bushenyi District
| dc.contributor.author | Katushabe, Shenabella | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-11T08:35:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-11T08:35:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report Submitted to the College Of Education, Open Distance and E-Learning in Partial Fulfillment for Requirement of the Award of a Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study sought to examine the effect of teenage pregnancy on socio-economic aspects of girls in the selected schools of Ishaka-Bushenyi municipality specially to identify the causes of teenage pregnancy among the girls, the socio-economic consequences of teenage pregnancies, and ñ7vestlqated the measures that would be taken to curb this problem. The respondents used in the study were local leaders, teachers, parents who filled a semi-structured questionnaire containing items which had been formulated from the objectives. Research showed that in Ishaka-Bushenyi, it was established that young girls are becoming pregnant mostly because peer pressure and bad company. It was also the covered that due to economic hardships some girls go out with men to get some of their requirements and end up becoming pregnant. Those parents did not care much about what their daughters did with their friends. More factors that were hinted on by the respondents include the negative media influence and pinpointed films. It was established that teenagers lacked relevant education about sex and how to handle sexuality. Recommendations were also made. Public debates on sexuality and teenage pregnancy must be initiated These can teach the youth in a very dynamic and interactive way, so that they learn about the dangers of the out of school participants become part of their learning process. Youth themselves must be encouraged to participate. The teenage mothers should be encouraged to go back to school after giving birth to continue with their education. This’ will only work if a policy is formulated to safeguard the young mothers in school from social isolation. Due to ignorance, some teachers and learners have socially stigmatized such girls who chose to rejoin school and as a result they have had to terminate their studies | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/2496 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, school of Arts with education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teenage Pregnancies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic Performance of Learners in Selected Schools of Ishaka-Bushenyi District | en_US |
| dc.title | The Socio-Economic Effects of Teenage Pregnancies and Academic Performance of Learners in Selected Schools of Ishaka-Bushenyi District | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |