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    Household income and pupil’s performance in Mulanda sub-county, Tororo district
    (Busitema University, 2024) Akoth Caroline
    This study explored the relationship between household income and pupils’ performance in Primary schools in Mulanda Sub-County, Tororo District. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of households’ capacity to meet fees payments on pupils’ performance in Primary schools, to examine the relationship between the households’ home-life conditions and pupils’ performance in Primary schools, and to assess the influence of household income on pupils’ choices that affect performance in Primary schools. The study adopted a case study design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were collected by use of questionnaire and interviews, and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitative data was analyzed at univariate level. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. The findings revealed that tuition payment affects performance of pupils, home-life conditions influenced pupils’ performance in Primary schools and household income influenced pupils’ choices affecting performance of pupils. Therefore, it was concluded that household’s capacity to pay tuition fees strongly impacts on pupils’ performance, households’ home-life conditions are important for pupils’ performance in Primary schools, and household income influence on pupils’ influence on pupils’ choices is imperative for performance in Primary schools. It was thus, recommended that parents should make effort to pay tuition fees to enable pupils’ performance, parents should provide conducive home-life conditions to promote pupils’ performance in Primary schools, and parents should appreciate that keeping away from school to work for money affect their performance.