| dc.description.abstract | The study on factors associated with school dropout among the youths in Uganda was carried out
in Bwaise among the youths between the ages 15-25. A non-probability study was used where
judgmental and purposive sampling was used by the researcher to identify the youths in the area.
During the study, 100 respondents were interviewed in the area and information on variables age,
gender, religion, marital status, Income level, Parental education level, Family size, Youths
employment status, teenage pregnancies, access to scholastic materials and presence of schools in
the area. In the study, univariate analysis was carried out where the descriptive statistics were
obtained that is to say the mean and standard deviation. A bivariate analysis was also done and the
correlation between school dropout and the independent variables. A multivariate analysis binary
logistic regression and marginal effects were also done to find out the significance of the variables
on school dropout among the youths in Bwaise. According to the analysis from the primary data
collected from the youths in Bwaise, marital status and access to scholastic materials have a
significant impact on the school dropout among the youths thus school dropout. The researcher
suggested various solutions on how to reduce school dropout among the youths in Uganda and
these included providing scholastic materials to students, reducing prices on scholastic materials,
encouraging married youths to stay in school in case of pregnancy education, sensitizing the youths
about the importance of education and many others | en_US |
