The Assessment Of Factor Leading To Sexual Violence In Zanzibar: A Case Study Of Primary School Students Urban West Region

ABSTRACT

This study sought to assess the factors leading to sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar Urban West Region. The objective of this study is to identify the factors leading to sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar, assess the status of sexual violence for primary school students in Zanzibar, evaluate the strength of strategies on reducing sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar and access the community awareness on reducing sexual violence for primary school student in Zanzibar. A sample of 65 respondents was used and the respondents these were randomly obtained from the studied area. The methods used in data collection were interviews, and documentary reviews. The statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used for management of data and analysis. In this study the functionalism theory pertaining to the factors leading to sexual violence for Primary School Students was used to make acquainted the reader with paradigms, frameworks and approaches in the field of sexual violence. The findings of the study indicated that, the status of sexual violence for Primary School Students is a critical issue that peoples must pay attention. Further the study showed both presence of globalization, immoderate desires of money or matterials, moral decline and self interesting are among the main factors which lead to sexual violence for many primary school students in Zanzibar. Furthermore, on the strategies point of view, the study discovers that, most of the government strategies on reducing sexual violence are very poor and cannot discourage sexual violence problems in Zanzibar. Eventually, the study recommends that in order to reduce sexual violence problems the government should promote more communities awereness, establish strict laws and stimulate transparency to mass media reporting on sexual violence acts. Finally, more accountability for the workers and free corruption on both public and private institutions should be strictly observed.