Influence of church based education circumcision programmes on male initiates’ attitude towards responsible adulthood: a case of Meru County, Kenya

dc.contributor.authorKamoyo ,John Mwithalii,Nyaga.Veronica Karimi
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-20T09:02:35Z
dc.date.available2025-02-20T09:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.descriptionjohnmwithalii@yahoo.com,jkamoyo@chuka.ac.ke
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the influence of church based education circumcision programmes on male initiates’ attitude towards responsible adulthood in Meru County of Kenya. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a sample size of 280 respondents comprising of 250 male initiates, 25 day care parents and 5 circumcision program organizers. Questionnaires and interview guides were utilized as research instruments for collection of the required data. Frequencies, percentages, means and Chi-Square test statistics were used to analyze quantitative data by use of SPSS version 21.0. Qualitative data from open ended question items in the questionnaires as well as responses from the interviews were thematically analyzed. The findings revealed that church based education circumcision programs inculcated positive attitudes towards responsible adulthood among male initiates. It was recommended that ICT resources be integrated in the education circumcision programs to make it relevant to the modern generation.
dc.identifier.citationKamoyo, J. M., & Nyaga, V. K. Influence of church based education circumcision programmes on male initiates’attitude towards responsible adulthood: a case of Meru County, Kenya.
dc.identifier.issn2411-5681
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/123456789/16458
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherChuka University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol 6; 8
dc.subject: Responsible adulthood
dc.subjectMale initiates
dc.subjectChurch based education programmes
dc.subjectMale circumcision
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.titleInfluence of church based education circumcision programmes on male initiates’ attitude towards responsible adulthood: a case of Meru County, Kenya
dc.typeArticle

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