Risky Behaviors Among Learners And Educational Attainments In Selected Secondary Schools Of Makindye East Division Kampala District

ABSTRACT This study examined risky behaviour adopted by the young people in selected primary schools, and how this has affected their academic progress in the Makindye east division of Kampala District. The researcher adopted the following objectives for the study; to investigate the common types of risky behaviour adopted by youth, to find out why the youth have adopted such risky behaviour and to assess the negative outcomes of the youth's risky behaviour. Using a convenient sampling technique, a total of twenty-four respondents were picked at random to participate in this study. Quantitati…