Influence of Domestic Violence on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Githunguri Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate influence of domestic violence on secondary school students‟ academic performance in Githunguri sub-county, Kiambu County. The study objectives were to determine the influence of emotional abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse and sexual abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students. The study targeted 986 teachers and 25,656 students from 46 secondary schools. This gave a target population of 26,642 respondents. The study randomly selected 50 teachers and 400 students from 10 secondary schools. This gave a sample size of 450 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection. a pilot study of 10 percent of the sample population to test the reliability of the data collection instruments. Validity of the study was ensured through discussion with experts including supervisors. The Quantitative primary data was collected and coded into SPSS version 22 while for the qualitative data from open ended questions was thematically analyzed as per the objectives of the study. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to show the frequencies, means, percentages and standard deviation. This data was presented in tables, pie charts and bar graphs. This assisted in determining the level of influence the independent variable have on the dependent variable. The study findings indicated that emotional abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse and sexual abuse influences academic performance. The study recommends that the findings of this study can give guidelines to policy makers including those of National government and County governments on the influence of domestic violence on academic performance of secondary school students. Schools and other education stakeholders should empower the guidance and counseling programs that can help in the healing process for the students who have been emotionally abused. The ministry of education and children‟s rights activists need to offer awareness campaigns on the children‟s rights against both physical and sexual abuses.
Publisher
university of nairobi
Subject
Influence of Domestic ViolenceRights
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