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
........................................................................................................ 24
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
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at ascertaining whether pre-marital sex has affected the performance of the girl child in seven primary schools in Likuyani North zone, Lugari district Kenya. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews from a sample of 240 adolescent girls from class six, seven and eight drawn from the eight schools, 30 girls from each school and 10 girls from each class level was used. The findings show that there is an increased prevalence to premarital sex and the number increased with the age of the girls. A structured questionnaire was used at individual level to enhance authentic of the findings for both the girl child and the principals of these schools. It was found that girls were more sexually active than boys. Even the rate of school drop out of girls is more than that of boys. Recommendations have been made for provision of relevant sexually and reproductive health information to adolescent and especially the girl child through joint efforts by parents counselors and educators beginning with around education policy in relation to sex.