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Relationship Between Psychosocial Effects Of Traditional Male Circumcision And Academic Performance Of Boys In Government Primary Schools In Wanale Sub-County, Mbale District, Uganda

The study examined the relationship between the psychosocial effects of traditional male circumcision on the
academic performance of boys in government primary schools in Wanale sub-county, Mbale District, Uganda. A
total of one hundred and seventy (170) boys, ten (10) parents, ten (10) teachers and ten (10) sub-county
leaders/district leaders participated. The research instruments used to collect data for the study were
questionnaire and interview guide. The study used quantitative data analysis technique and qualitative data
analysis technique. Reliability of the instrument was established with the use of pilot study and the value of 0.72
and validity was determined through face and content validity with a CVI value of 0.83. One hundred and
ninety-five (195) sets of questionnaire were administered to the boys but the number of respondents who
returned the filled questionnaire were one hundred and seventy (170) giving the overall return rate as 87.2%.
Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation
coefficients and regression analysis with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings
indicated that the correlation coefficient was -0.815** with p_value of 0.000, implying a significant but negative
relationship between psychological effects of traditional male circumcision and the academic performance of
boys. The study concluded that the psychological effects of traditional male circumcision are negatively strong
on their academic performance among the boys in government primary school in Wanale sub-county, Mbale
District. Therefore, the study recommends that the school’s administration should device means of ensuring that
boys are properly counselled to reduce the psychological effects of traditional male circumcision on their
academic performance.

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