Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District.
The study examined the effect of early marriage on youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District. The objectives of the study were; to identify the factors that cause early marriages among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, to investigate the effects of early marriage among the youth...
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| description | The study examined the effect of early marriage on youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District. The objectives of the study were; to identify the factors that cause early marriages among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, to investigate the effects of early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, and to examine the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District. A cross-sectional research design was employed and data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. The study findings on the factors that cause early marriages among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, the highest number of the respondents mentioned inadequate social control in sexual matters while the least number of the respondents mentioned inadequate advice for teenagers. The study results on the effects of early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, the highest number of respondents mentioned that young mothers are more likely to experience complications during childbirth, the lowest number of respondents mentioned that with incomplete education, the chances of securing stable, well-paying jobs are reduced, trapping the youth in cycles of poverty and economic dependence. The study results on the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, 28% the highest number of respondents mentioned the promotion of policies and programs that ensure young girls and boys to remain in school while the lowest number of respondents talked of ensuring the strict enforcement of existing laws that set a minimum legal age for marriage. The study recommended that there should be conducting of workshops and awareness campaigns targeting both youth and parents, focusing on the consequences of early sexual activities and the importance of delaying marriage and childbearing. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-25872024-12-30T00:01:34Z Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. Akakwatsa, Racheal Effects Early Marriages Youths Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District The study examined the effect of early marriage on youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District. The objectives of the study were; to identify the factors that cause early marriages among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, to investigate the effects of early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, and to examine the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District. A cross-sectional research design was employed and data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. The study findings on the factors that cause early marriages among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, the highest number of the respondents mentioned inadequate social control in sexual matters while the least number of the respondents mentioned inadequate advice for teenagers. The study results on the effects of early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, the highest number of respondents mentioned that young mothers are more likely to experience complications during childbirth, the lowest number of respondents mentioned that with incomplete education, the chances of securing stable, well-paying jobs are reduced, trapping the youth in cycles of poverty and economic dependence. The study results on the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, 28% the highest number of respondents mentioned the promotion of policies and programs that ensure young girls and boys to remain in school while the lowest number of respondents talked of ensuring the strict enforcement of existing laws that set a minimum legal age for marriage. The study recommended that there should be conducting of workshops and awareness campaigns targeting both youth and parents, focusing on the consequences of early sexual activities and the importance of delaying marriage and childbearing. 2024-12-29T12:27:53Z 2024-12-29T12:27:53Z 2024 Thesis Akakwatsa, Racheal (2024). Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2587 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University |
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| title | Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. |
| title_full | Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. |
| title_short | Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. |
| title_sort | effects of early marriages on youths in kayonza sub county ntungamo district |
| topic | Effects Early Marriages Youths Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District |
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