ABSTRACT This study mainly focused on assessing the Contribution of Food Crops in Promoting Livelihood in Rural Areas in Tanzania, particularly in Muleba District. The study guided with three specific objective: to examine the ways in which extension services and the land tenure systems affect the banana farming in Muleba District, to establish the impacts of climatic changes and banana diseases on the banana production in Muleba District and to assess the role of the government and other sta...
ABSTRACT The study aims at understanding different forms and the magnitude of atrocities on women and female children prevailing at Nyarugusu refugee camp. The factors leading to atrocities, interventions activities undertaken to deal with atrocities and suggestive measures for protecting women and girls are given due importance. The research is descriptive in nature and methodology used includes the application of various data collection methods such as Interview, Focus Group Discussion and ...
ABSTRACT This study examines the effort of government in empowerment of people with disability in Singida District. The study is specifically guided by three objectives, these are: 1. To identify challenges faced by people with disability in Singida District, 2. To assess the impact of Tanzania government efforts towards people with disability in Singida District and 3. To analyze measures taken by government towards empowerment of people with disability in Singida District. A sample of 114 ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining a sociological understanding of HIV/AIDS among primary school children in Kigoma-Ujiji Municipal. Ten primary schools in the Municipal with 50 students respondents aged between 10 and 15 and 10 teachers (five students and one teacher from each school); and 5 medical personnel were selected. Whereas questionnaires were administered to students, interviews were conducted to teachers and medical personnel in exploring their views on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in...
ABSTRACT Zanzibar is a part of the United Republic of Tanzania which initiated health sector reform in 2002, in order to ensure the availability of equitable high quality health care services to all people of different age. According to the Population and Housing census (2012), elderly population rose from 5 percent up to 7.3 percent. This make up approximately 19 percent of all those experienced disability in Zanzibar. Data show that, the number of disabilities in Zanzibar rose from 16 perce...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Ludewa District. The objective of the study was to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS on livelihood of Rural Women in Tanzania. A descriptive study with cross-sectional followed by non-experimental research was used in order to assess the impact of the HIV/AIDS on rural women with a view to recommend improvement based on practical realities. Questionnaires, in-depth interviews and intensive documentary reviews were resorted to the data collection purposes. Th...
ABSTRACT This study examines the factors influencing enrolment into community health fund: A case of Songea Municipality (Tanzania)”.The objective of the study was to explore the factors influencing enrolment into the CHF, which was guided by three specific objectives. The objectives were: Exploring the community knowledge on CHF implementation; examining socio-cultural practices influences on enrolment into CHF; and finding out how the national health policy of 2007 influences enrolment in...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine effectiveness of Save Our Souls (SOS) Children‟s Village in promoting welfare of the children, a case study of Ungujai- Zanzibar. The specific objectives used to guide this study were namely; to find out the roles of the village in promoting welfare of the children, to identify challenges facing the village in promoting welfare of the children and suggest measures that will help alleviation of the challenges. In conducting this study, t...
ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of social transfer programmes in facilitating access and utilization of health care services and its implications in attaining universal health coverage in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey of 402 household beneficiaries of social transfer programmes was carried out using interviewer administered questionnaire. In addition, 18 focus group discussions were carried out with community members and 12 in-depth interviews were held with prog...
ABSTRACT The study focuses on ―The Community Perception on Child Physical Abuse in Tanzania: A Case of Ilala Municipality” as a social problem affecting some of children under the study area. It was guided by the following specific objectives; to identify community‘s perception on children physical abuse, to determine the effects of children physical abuse on growth and to explore the roles of civil society organizations and the government on eradicating child physical abuse. Sample si...
ABSTRACT This study assesses an influence of cultural beliefs on the use of postnatal care (PNC). Despite its importance and service coverage, the use of maternal PNC has remained low in Tanzania. The study examines women’s awareness on the use of PNC within 42 days post-delivery; determines the percentage of women who uses PNC within 42 days post-delivery and identifies cultural beliefs and how they influence use of PNC in Dodoma Urban District (DUD). A descriptive cross section study was ...
ABSTRACT Due to changing of demographic, economic, political and environmental the livelihood strategies developed by aged people deserve particular attention. Lack of government support and decreasing extension family has meant that older people are increasingly expected to find their own means of support into old age to develop their own strategies and rely on their own resources. A sample size of 65 (sixty five) respondents among the population of elderly persons in fishing community was ...
ABSTRACT The study has examined, “The Role of Youth Friendly Health Services in Intervention of HIV/AIDS at Kibaigwa Township in Kongwa District”. It is recognized globally that, youth friendly health service is an important component of care including preventive health for young people. With the upsurge of sexual activities among youth and the emergence of HIV/AIDS pandemic, yet young people have remained most vulnerable group to STIs as well as HIV/AIDS infection. A sample of 97 respon...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at exploring the contribution of socio-cultural practices to the outbreak of Cholera. The study involved three villages of Kaseni, Galu, and Kamasi in Ilangala ward within Ukerewe District. Data were collected through social survey, in-depth interview, focus group discussion and documentary review. Both purposeful and simple random sampling procedures were used for sample selection. About 119 respondents were involved in this study. Statistical Package for Social Sc...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Shinyanga region where by Shinyanga Municipality is selected as the study area. The study focuses on the impact of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) on marital instability. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact that advanced of ICT imposes on marital instability in urban areas. Specifically, this study intends to determine the level and use of ICT knowledge among couples and the extent to which the ICT influence mar...