Causes of Early Marriages Among School Going Pupils in Selected Primary Schools in Mpumudde Sub County in Jinja District- Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LIST OF ACRONYMS

LIST OFTABLES Vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS \ii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1. lBackground of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem statement 2

1.3 Purpose of the study 2

1.4 Objectives of the study 2

1.5 Research questions 2

1.6 The significance of the study 3

1,7 Scope of the study 3

1.8 Time scope 3

CHAPTER TWO 4

LITERATURE REVIEW 4

2.0 Review of the existing literature 4

2. iCauses of early marriages 7

2.2 Consequences of early marriages

CHAPTER THREE 10

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10

3:0 Introduction 10

3: lArea of the study 10

3:2 Sample selection 10

3:3 Data collection techniques 11

3:4 Questionnaire 11

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3:5 Observation method . 11

3:6 Secondary data

3:7Dataanalysis

CHAPTER FOUR 12

DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION 12

4.0 Introduction 12

4. 1 Profile of the respondents 12

4,1.1 Age 12

4.1.2 Gender of the respondents

4.2.3 Education level of the respondents

4.2 Causes of early marriages among pupils 13

4.3 Negative effects associated with early marriages 15

CHAPTER FIVE 17

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 17

5.0 Introduction 17

5.1 Discussions 17

5.2 Conclusion 20

5.3 Recommendations 20

5.4 Areas for further research 22

REFERENCES 23

QUESTIONNAIRE 24

APPENDIX I 25

QUESTIONNAIRE FORM FOR THE RESPONDENTS 25

APPENDIX II 26

INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR THE KEY INFORMANTS 26

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of early marriages among school going pupils in Mpumudde Division in Jinja district. The objectives of the study were the following; it was aimed at:

1. To establish the causes of early marriages among school going pupils.

2. To examine the impact of early marriages on the pupils who engage themselves in this practice.

3. To come up with measures and strategies that can be adopted to reduce the high rate of early marriages among school going pupils.

4. To investigate whether there are policies and measures put in place by the government to reduce on the high level at early marriage. Questionnaires were administered to 35 respondents The findings of the study reviewed that young girls were of at an early age between 12 to 15 years. The sole reason is that parents wished to get dowry and had a feeling that once a girl is educated she benefits the family she is married to. Therefore parents saw no value in educating girl child which made these girls to be married off at early age.