Television and the sexual behaviour of teenagers: a case study of Makulubita sub-county, Luwero District

Abstract

This dissertation explores the impact of the medium of television on the sexual behaviors of teenagers in Makulubita Sub-county, Luwero District. The study employed the use of survey research designs where semi-structured questionnaires were issued to the different respondents and returned after a given period of time. Simple random sampling was used during the study where individuals of the same size had equal chances of being sampled.

The study also engaged the use of interviews where the respondents were asked oral questions and their thoughts recorded down on paper. The questions on the questionnaires were guided by the research objectives and were designed solely to investigate the impact of television on the sexual behavior of teenagers in Makulubita Sub-county in Luwero District.

The research findings revealed that the medium of television can be used in the promotion of responsible sexual behaviors. They further showed that teenagers are more captivated when it comes to watching sex-related programs than other programs and the majority of the respondents agreed that the medium of television had a profound impact on the sexual behaviors of the teenagers living in Makulubita Sub-county in Luwero District.

The findings that were obtained during this study were deemed to be of great importance to policy-makers or the government and other scholars who may want to undertake the same research