TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL .
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ACRONYMS ix
ABSTRACT .
CHAPTER ONE i
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Background of the study 1
1 .1 Statement of the Problem 3
1.2 Objective of the Study
1.2.1 Specific Objectives 4
1.3 Research Questions 4
1.4 Scope of the Study 4
1.5 Significance of the Study . 4
CHAPTER TWO 6
LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.0 Introduction 6
2.1 Importance of feeding in academic performance 6
2,2 Effects of food or feeding on academic performance 7
2.3 Impact of feeding on children’s learning 9
CHAPTERTHREE 11
METHODOLOGY 11
3.0 Introduction , . 11
3.1 Research Design 11
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3.2StudyArea .• 11
3.3 Sample Selection and Sample Size....................................,, . 11
3.4 Data Collection Method 11
3.5 Data Analysis .. 12
3.6 Ethical Procedure 13
3.7 Limitations to the Study . 13
CHAPTER FOUR 14
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETAflON OF THE FINDINGS 14
4.0 Introduction . .
4.1 Socio-Demographic background of the Respondents 14
4.1.3 Marital Status 15
4.1.4 Education Background 16
4.2 Importance of good health 16
4.3 Effects of Feeding 17
4.4 Impact of poor health on children 17
CHAPTER FIVE 18
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ... 18
5,0 Introduction . . . 18
5.1 Summary . . 18
5.1 .1 Importances of good health . 18
5.1.2 Effects of poor health programme . 19
5.1.3 Impacts of poor health 19
5.2 Recommendations 19
5.3 Conclusion . . . 20
REFERENCES 21
APPENDICES 22
APPENDIX I: WORKPLAN ..22
APPENDIX II: BUDGET 23
APPENDIX III: QUESTIONNAIRES 24
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ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of poor health on academic performance. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; identifying the cause of poor health, the effects of poor performance on academic performance and the relationship between poor health and academic performance. The study was descriptive and analytical in nature where purposive sampling was used to select population. It employed 60 respondents. Data were analysed and presented using frequencies and percentages and were tabulated. The major findings of the study were; most of the respondents were males, causes of unemployment are technological advancement, solutions to the causes were poverty, drought. Effects were mental agility, mental disorders and illness. And the relationship included daily attendance and negative relationship.
