The Role Of Media In Fighting Cases Of Child Abuse In Society Case Study: Kakoba Division -Mbarara Municipality

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. !

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... II

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. III

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... N

ITEMS PAGES

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM ......................................................................................... !

1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................................. 2

1.3 GENERAL OBJECTNES AND SPECIFIC

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................. 3

1.4 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................. -4

1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS .......................................................................................................... 4

1.6RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESIS ......................................................................... 5

1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUD¥ ............................................................................................. 6

1.8 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................................. 6

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW •.••••................................................................................................ 7

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 12

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................................... 12

3.2 SELECTED POPULATION ...................................................................................................... 13

3·3 SAMPLING STRATEGIES ....................................................................................................... 13

3.4 DATA COLLECTION METHODS ............................................................................................ 13

3·5 DATA QUALITY CONTROL .................................................................................................... 14

3.6 DATA ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 14

3.7 OBSERVATION METHOD ...................................................................................................... 15

3.8 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUD¥ ............................................................................................. 16

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 FINDINGS

4.1 ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN FIGHTING CASES OF CHILD ABUSE ....................................... 18

4.2 MEDIA AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES .................................................................. 23

4·3 FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD ....................................................... 24

4-4 CHILDREN AND DISCRIMINATION ................................................................................... 26

4·5 ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN FIGHTING AGAINST CHILD ABUSE ......................... 26

4.6 CHILDREN AND THE FAMIL¥ ............................................................................................. 26

4·7 CHILD LABOUR ..................................................................................................................... 28

4.8 CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT .................................................................................. 30

4·9 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN AND TI-IE MEDIA ............................................... 31

4.10 CHILDREN AND CRIME ...................................................................................................... 32

4.11 SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION ............................................................................. 33

4.12 DIFILEMENT AND ITS CAUSES ......................................................................................... 38

4.13 ACTION TO BE TAKEN WHEN DIFILEMENT OCCURS ................................................... 39

4.14 MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM ....................................................................................... 40

4.15 GOVERNMENT AND CHILD ABUSE. ................................................................................. 40

CHAPTER FIVE:

CONLUSION AND RECOMMANDATIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................... -45

SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... -46

CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 47

APENDICES ................................................................................................................................. -48

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 52