ABSTRACT A field survey was carried out on Tarime zebu cattle (TZC) in Tarime district (Mara region) in order to describe farmers’ traditional knowledge practices of cattle preferences, productive, reproductive, breed-specific management constraints, desired policy interventions and phenotypic characteristics of TZC. Information from structured questionnaire of 120 farmers, twenty key informants, field measurements such as heart girth, height at withers and body length of 17 males, 23 castr...
ABSTRACT Poor construction with temporary material exposes families to all kinds of health and safety risks, especially from ticks and insects concealed in unfinished mud walls and earthen floors, vermin and snakes in thatch, parasite seeking human host and malarial mosquitoes entering through unscreened windows and doorway. This study was conducted to identify factors influencing the ownership of modern houses among households in Iringa District. Specifically, the study examined the major fa...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessingfarmers’ attitude towards warehouse receipt system in NewalaDistrict. The study sought to achieve the following specific objectives. Firstly, to describe the warehouse receipt system that operates for small holder farmers in Newala. Secondly, to determineknowledge of the farmers on warehouse receipt system, thirdly, to determine the attitude of farmers towards the operations of the warehouse receipts system and lastly, to determine the contribution of c...
ABSTRACT A study to assess community attitudes towards HIV/AIDS prevention was conducted in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania, between November 2007 and January 2008. A total of 100 randomly selected households were included in this study, located in five wards randomly selected from the 19 wards of the municipality. Data were collected using questionnaire interviews and focus group discussions (the latter conducted in a different subpopulation). Data were analysed using statistical package for...
ABSTRACT Gender Based Violence and income poverty are the major social and economic problems affecting women in African countries including Tanzania. Cultural factors are believed to exacerbate the problem. The study from which this dissertation is based was conducted to explore the link between domestic violence and household income poverty in the district. Specifically, the study assessed the extent of domestic violence against women and women’s perception about domestic violence. The stu...
ABSTRACT The major objective of this study was to examine the influence of religious beliefs on family planning among Catholics and Anglicans in Dodoma municipality. Four wards were selected. From each ward 25 respondents were randomly selected making a total of 100. Specific objectives of the study were to; (1) identify the contraceptives mostly used in the study area, (2) assess the practices of family planning among Catholics and Anglicans in the study area, and (3) examine the perception ...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional health status of rural women engaged in agriculture in three villages in Babati District, Manyara Region in Tanzania. A cross section research design using structured questionnaire was employed to collect primary and secondary data of 180 respondents. The weight and height were measured using a digital weighing scale (SECA Vogel and Halke Hamburg Germany) and a locally made device equipped with height gauges respectively. BMI was...
ABSTRACT In Tanzania, pig production for meat is becoming popular in many parts of the country and contributes significantly to the livelihood outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine how pig keeping can contribute to smallholder farmers’ livelihood outcomes. Specifically it focused on assessing the impact of pig husbandry introduced interventions on the livelihood outcomes of pig keepers, evaluating acceptability of the new model system, adopted technologies and products among ...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the Primary Education Development Plan (2002-06) implementation in Tanzania. The specific objectives are to determine the changes in pupil enrollment and number of teachers, the state of teachers’ qualifications, the quantity and quality of Government support to primary schools before and after the five years of PEDP implementation. The study used both the quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The methods employed to collect data were questionnaires,...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of Special Program for Food Security (SPFS) introduced by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) from 1996 and launched in Tanzania 1998. SPFS aimed at increasing food security at household level through agriculture modernization. However, the contribution of the programme on household food security was not determined in recent years. Hence this study sought to; analyze community perception and attitude towards the progr...
BSTRACT High fertility is among the dominant demographic features of the developing countries including those in Sub - Saharan Africa despite measures to control it. The average Total Fertility Rate for the period between 1975 and 1980 was 7.0 and 5.5 between 2000 and 2007. Tanzania has high TFR although there are signs of fertility decline from 7.0 to 5.4 in the years 1970 and 2007 respectively. The main objective of the study is to determine the influence of socio-cultural factors on fertil...
ABSTRACT Women’s economic empowerment is crucial for growth of the economy within the country and globally. However, it is not well known whether women’s involvements in TASAF activities are impacting positively on their economic empowerment. The overall objective of this study was to assess women’s economic empowerment among women involved in TASAF project in Morogoro District. The specific objectives were to identify the activities initiated by TASAF; to examine women participation in...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the negative economic importance of malaria on households in Morogoro rural and peri urban. It specifically aimed at: 1. assessing the extent to which malaria affects production at the household level. 2. Ranking different factors which contribute to reduced household income.3. Assessing the manpower lost due to deaths of adult household members hence affecting the economy. The study was conducted using cross-sectional research design, structured and stan...
ABSTRACT Voluntary HIV/AIDS testing services have been a component for HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs in many countries. Although there are so many different governmental and non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Tanzania, campaigning on HIV/AIDS yet the problem is still existing and increasing. The number of people going for voluntary HIV/AIDS testing is not proportional to the total population. The study was conducted to examine the perception of people towards voluntary HIV/AIDS ...
ABSTRACT Juvenile delinquency and crimes are serious problems all over the world. They are steadily increasing as years pass by and creates many setbacks in development processes mostly in third world countries like Tanzania whose mechanisms to deal with the situation are weak. The main objective of this study was to examine the dynamics of juvenile delinquency and juvenile crimes in Arusha City, Tanzania. Specifically, the study explored the age in which juveniles start to commit crimes, typ...