The Impact of Pre-Marital Sex On the Performance of Female Primary School Pupils in Lkuyani North Zone Lugar! District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. v

LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................. viii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................. ix

ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................ x

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................ I

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... I

1.1 Background of the study ............................................................................. 2

1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................................... 3

1.3 Purpose of the study .................................................................................... 4

1.4 Objectives of the study ................................................................................ 4

1.5 Research questions ...................................................................................... 4

1.6 Scope of the study ........................................................................................ 4

1. 7 Justification of the study ............................................................................. 5

1.8 Limitations of the study ............................................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................... 6

LITERATURE RREVIEW ...................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER TH REE ................................................................................................. 13

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................... 13

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 13

3.1 Research design .......................................................................................... 13

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3.2 Population and sample size ....................................................................... 13

3.3 Data collection procedures ........................................................................ 14

3.4 Data analysis and interpretation .............................................................. 14

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................... 15

DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE

FINDINGS .............................................................................................................. 15

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 15

4.1 Background characteristics of respondents ............................................ 15

4.1.1 Teachers experience .............................................................................. 15

4.1.2 Qualification of teachers ........................................................................ 16

4.2 Causes of child sexual abuse .................................................................... 17

4.2.1 Children home background ................................................................... 17

4.2.2 Family relationships and child sexual abuse ....................................... 18

4.3 Effects of child sexual abuse ..................................................................... 19

4.3.1 Psychological effects of child sexual abuse ........................................ 19

4.3.2 Social effects of child sexual abuse ..................................................... 21

4.3.3 Physical effects of child sexual abuse .................................................. 22

4.4 What schools have done to prevent child sexual abuse ....................... 22

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................ 24

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................. 24

5.1 Summary of findings .................................................................................. 24

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

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

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 28

APPENDICES ........................................................................................................ 29

Appendix A: Questionnaires for pupils ................................................................ 29

Appendix B: Questionnaires for teachers ............................................................ 31