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Effects of Early Marriage on Girl Child Education in Uganda. A Case Study of High Way Secondary School Kiganda in Kassanda District

Lutaaya Faisal, Balunywa Ali, Ngiri Andrew


Abstract

The study aimed at the effects of early marriage on girl child education in uganda with a case study of high way secondary school kiganda in kassanda district and was guided by the following objectives: To investigate the causes of early marriages among girl child education at high way secondary school kiganda kassanda district, to investigate the effect of early marriage on the girl-child at high way secondary school kiganda kassanda district and to investigate the relationship between early marriages and girl child education at high way secondary school kiganda, kassanda district. The study was largely a quantitative survey involving a large number of secondary school teachers as respondent’s thus the data collection method adopted was a survey which involved the use of selfadministered questionnaires (SAQs). The research study targeted the students, marriage couples, teachers and institutions and village leaders totaling to 50 respondents. From the findings, more than sixty percent (64%) of the respondents in the research sample disagreed that in order to become independent the school girl becomes pregnant. This result is contrary to most research that found that by falling pregnant the adolescent schoolgirl perceives herself as an adult and thus independent concerning physical and sexual aspects (Bolton, 2003). These respondents might see a pregnant schoolgirl as still dependent as she still needs financial support to complete her education and care for the baby as well as someone to look after the baby during school time. Parents should counsel their daughters once they reach adolescent stage and equip them with necessary materials such as sanitary towels, books and little pocket money for lunch to protect them from the lures of businessmen and also teaching them on how to overcome teenage pregnancies.

Keywords

early marriage girl child and education
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

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Lutaaya Faisal, Balunywa Ali & Ngiri Andrew (2023). Effects of Early Marriage on Girl Child Education in Uganda. A Case Study of High Way Secondary School Kiganda in Kassanda District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(9). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1573

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