ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the impacts of family planning initiatives took place in Kilombero district and involved four villages namely Kibaoni, Idete, Chisano and Udagaji. Data was collected by using questionnaire surveys, focus group discussion and interviews. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 and qualitative data was analyzed using. Udagaji village has 30% of the respondents use family planning methods while Idete village has lowest percentage (22.5%) of the respondent...
ABSTRACT Rural water supply has been a problem in most parts of Tanzania especially in Central Zone. This aimed to assess the households‟ accessibility to clean and safe water from natural springs for domestic use. It examined the current availability of clean and safe water from the natural spring, examined the affordability of clean and safe water from the natural spring and challenges facing the community from accessing clean and safe water from the natural spring. The study used probab...
ABSTRACT The study finds out how Islamic teaching influences family size in Zanzibar in Central District. It assumes that, the couples‟ preference toward Islamic religious beliefs influence the number of the children couples could have, hence affecting the family size. Literatures show that, studies on religious beliefs on child bearing behaviours concentrated on South Asian and Middle East countries due to strong impact of Islamic teachings in those areas but, little was known on the influ...
ABSTRACT This study to asses challenges in mitigating Female Genital Mutilation was conducted in Singida Rural District, in the four selected villages namely; Ilongero, Mrama, Puma and Ikungi. Data were collected using questionnaires, Focus Group Discussion and interviews. A total of 90 respondents were involved in the study. The information obtained was then analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and qualitative information was analyzed using content analysis. Fi...
ABSTRACT Single parenthood is not a new phenomenon in the world although in Africa it is relatively new as it has been increasing in stages. Before the 1980‘s there were very few single parents and marriage was crucial to adults and separation was not normal. From the 1990‘s to recent period the world had experienced globalization through economic liberalization, easy communication, fast information system and globalization of culture where many youth are adoptive to American (western) wa...
ABSTRACT The study on the assessment of the adoption rate of modern contraceptives use for planning among Maasai societies was carried out in Ngorongoro district, within three villages namely Ngorongoro, Nainokanoka and Endulen. Face to face questionnaire, interview and Focus Group Discussion were used in data collection. A total of 96 respondents were involved in the study. The information obtained was then analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and qualitative i...
ABSTRACT Despite over a century worth of efforts on the prevention of maternal death either before delivery or complications during delivery, maternal mortality still persist in many countries at an alarming rate. Examining the Status of maternal health services to pregnant women in public hospitals was the major aim of the study, which was carried out in Dodoma referral and Makole hospital. Different methods were used during data collection including questionnaires surveys, interviews and do...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyzing factors that influence early marriages among Barbaig communities in Hanang District. Specifically, the study sought to provide an overview of the magnitude of the problem of early marriage, identify factors contributing to early marriages, determine the role of parenting in the problem of early marriage and identify possible factors that may contribute to reduction of early marriages among Barbaig communities in Hanang District. Simple random and purposi...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of campaigns against Female Genital Mutilation in Tarime district, and involved four villages which were Getenga, Nyabitocho, Itiryo, and Mangucha. The study deployed questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussion methods in data collection. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and were supplemented by secondary data from various kinds of literature. The findings from the study indicated that campaigns against ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the challenges of modern family planning methods on fertility rate in Makoongwe Island with the following specific objectives; to examine the extent to which Makoongwe people use modern family planning methods, to identify the contribution of institutional support in promoting the use of modern family planning methods in study area, to assess the achievement of using modern family planning methods on fertility rate in Makoongwe Island; and to assess the c...
ABSTRACT In developing countries like Tanzania rural-urban migration contributes to improving household‟s wellbeing in both urban and rural areas. As such, this study generally aims at examining how do remittances of rural-urban migrants contribute to rural household‟s wellbeing in Tandahimba district. The study specifically intended to investigate the contribution of remittances of rural-urban migrants to rural household‟s wellbeing, determine which groups of rural-urban migrants (emp...
ABSTRACT The assessment of Community Health Fund was conducted in Dodoma urban District within the Dodoma region. Dodoma municipal is among the few municipals in Tanzania whereby the scheme is operating in urban settings. As suggested by Mulligan et al. (2007), by 2015 CHF in urban areas is projected to achieve 15 percent coverage of the urban population. We have very few years to reach the projected time and still the coverage in urban areas is very low. About 3.4 percent of all Tanzanians ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kiteto district and the general objective was; to assess the impact of maternal education on nutrition status of under-five. Data were collected using questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions and interviews. A total of 222 respondents were involved in the study. The information obtained was then analysed using SPSS Version 21 and ENA for SMART Programme and interpreted by using the WHO Standards (2006). The converted nutritional data were transformed into Z...