AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE: A CASE STUDY OF OYI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACT
Early marriage has been identified as a trade that does more harm than good to families and the society at large. This result to lack of care, unprepared child bearing, domestic violence, lost of education lost of confidence as well as inability of the spouse to provide the basic need of the family. The purpose of this research work is to analyze the impact of Television in the campaign against the scourge of early marriage. For proper scrutiny Oyi Local Government area was used as case study. The research adopted survey as a suitable research design. In this design, questionnaire were generated and distributed to respondent with the aim of gathering data which were analyzed with table, simple percentage was also used. It was however discovered that a good number of factor were responsible for early marriage, among them is, lack of parental care, ignorant about the implications of early marriage, lack of education, gender bias, pressure from family and friends and economic situation. The researcher however commends Television for the effort and victory which they achieved so far in the campaign against early marriage. Government on its own should address the major economic situation or challenge that endangers the youth who indulge in early marriage.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page                                            i
Certification                                       
Declaration                                        iii
Dedication                                       
Acknowledgement                                   
Table of contents                                   
Abstract                                            ix

CHAPTER ONE
1.0.    INTRODUCTION                               
1.1    Background of the Study                           
1.2    Statement of Problem                           
1.3    Objectives of Study                               
1.4    Research of Questions                           
1.5    Significance of  Study                           
1.6    Scope of the Study                               
1.7    Limitation of the Study                           
1.8    Definitions of Terms                               

CHAPTER TWO
2.0.    LITERATURE REVIEW                           
2.1.    Briefs of Early Marriage                           
2.2     Causes of Early Marriage                           
2.3     Dangers of early Marriage                       
2.4     Human Rights and Early Marriage                   
2.5     Summary of literature                            

CHAPTER THREE
3.0.    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                       
3.1    Research Design                               
3.2    Area of Study                                   
3.3    Population of the Study                           
3.4    Sample and Sampling Techniques                   
3.4 1     Sample Size                               
3.4 2     Sampling Techniques                       
3.5.    Method of Data Collection                           
3.6.    Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument           
3.6 1.    Validity of Research Instrument               
3.6 2.    Reliability of Research Instrument               
3.7.    Method of Data Presentation                       
3.8.    Method of Data Analysis                            

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0.    DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS               
4.1    Presentation and Data analysis                       
4.2.    Discussion of Result                               

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0.    SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS                                33
5.1    Summary of Findings                           
5.2    Conclusions                                   
5.3    Recommendations                               
References                                       
Appendix                                           
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