The Effects of Social Economic Factors on the Well-Being of Youth, a Case Study of Napak Town Council, Napak District”
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2024-07-24
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Uganda Christian University
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Despite of numerous interventions by both government and development partners, wellbeing of youths has continued to go down.This study assessed the effect of socio-economic factors on the wellbeing of the youths in Napak Town Council of Napak district of Karamoja sub region of North Eastern Uganda. The major objective of this study was to therefore to assess the effect of socio-economic factors on the wellbeing of the youths in Napak Town Council. Specifically, the study investigated the effect of unemployment on the wellbeing of the youths in Napak Town Council in Napak district and assessed the effects of education levels on the wellbeing of the youth in Napak Town Council in Napak district. It also investigated the effect of income levels on the wellbeing of the youth in Napak Town Council in Napak district.
The study used cross-sectional design to analyze data from the study area with the help of both qualitative and quantitative methods. The researcher collected data from 80 respondents in the study area who were selected using simple random and purpose sampling and questionnaires together with interview guide were used to collect data from study subjects. The study found that youths in Napak Town Council who lack jobs have low level of wellbeing and unemployment has resulted into lack of decent shelter among the youths in Napak Town council. Unemployed youths in Napak town council do not have access to basic social services and poor health outcomes are associated with unemployment among youths. Additionally, youths without education in Napak Town Council do not have formal employment and in Napak town council, illiterate youths are poor with low levels of wellbeing. Also youths with low education lack skills for self employment and youths with tertiary education and above have access to basic social services compared to their counterparts with low education. Other findings indicate that youths with low incomes in Napak town council have fewer assets and lack of saving among the youths is associated with low incomes.Lows income levels was also found to contribute to lack of investment among youths in Napak town council and youths with higher incomes have better health outcomes. The researcher recommended implementation of programmes and projects that have direct bearing of youth wellbeing and such programmes should be participatory, inclusive and sustainable.