Factors Contributing to School Drop Out in Getembe Division, Kish Central District, Kenya.

Table of contents

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ ii

APPROVAL .............................................................................................................. iii

DEDICATION ........................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................. v

Table of contents ........................................................................................................ vi

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ x

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................ 1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1

1.1. Background of the Study ...................................................................................... 1

1.2. Statement of the Problem ...................................................................................... 2

1.3. Objectives of the study ......................................................................................... 2

1.5. Scope of the study ................................................................................................. 3

1.6 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TW0 ...................................................................................................... -4

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .................................................................. -4

2.1. Over View ............................................................................................................ -4

2.2. HIV/ AIDS and school drop out. .......................................................................... .4

2.3. PJ)verty and School Drop out. ............................................................................... 5

2.4. Early Pregnancy and School Drop Out.. ............................................................... 8

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................. 11

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 11

1.0. Overview ............................................................................................................. 11

3 .1. Research Design ................................................................................................. 11

3 .2. Sampling Procedure ............................................................................................ 11

3 .3. Population and Area of Study ............................................................................. 11

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3.4. Research Instruments .......................................................................................... 11

3.5. Validity and Reliability ....................................................................................... 12

3.6. Research Procedures ........................................................................................... 12

3.7. Data analysis ....................................................................................................... 13

3.8. Limitations of the Study ..................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................... 14

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ............... 14

4.2 Profile of the respondents .................................................................................... 14

4.3. HIV/AIDS and School drop out ......................................................................... 15

4.4. Poverty and Primary School drop out.. ............................................................... 18

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................................... 25

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................... 25

5 .1 Discussion ............................................................................................................ 25

5.2. Conclusion ......................................................................................................... .26

5.3. Recommendations ............................................................................................... 26

Areas for Further Research ........................................................................................ 27