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 In recent times there has been a great concern about the use of ICT and its opportunities in enhancing performance in the process of teaching in secondary schools in Tanzania. The objective of this study is to find out the extent to which teachers use ICT facilities in teaching and create e teaching, the relationship of teachers’ performance on use of ICT and students opinion on teachers’ use of ICT that create good environment in teaching process in Tanzanian Secondary Schools ,...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this research was to assess the relationship between motivation and worker’s performance. Findings from this work revealed that motivation is the most important factor in workers performance and that financial incentives alone cannot fully motivate workers to perform well which indicates that there are other factors that motivate good performance. This includes; job security, good working conditions, good working relation with colleagues and employers, pa...
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 investigated the impact of motivation on the performance of Community secondary school teachers in Mufindi district. Specifically, the study sought to find out whether motivation of teachers had any effect on their morale to perform work and; the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of teachers. A cross sectional survey design approach was adopted for the study with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total sample of 99 respondents i...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness and implementation of labour laws in selected public organisations: a case study of Misungwi district. Specifically, the study intended to assess the usefulness of the legal framework governing employment relationships in public organisations, assess the institutional framework responsible to implement labour laws in public organisations and assess the extent to which labour laws are implemented in public organisations. The rese...
ABSTRACT This study focused on assessing the perception of beneficiaries on health insurance services offered by National Health Insurance Fund with specific focus to examine the beneficiaries’ awareness on health insurance scheme following the introduction of NHIF, to Explore the NHIF beneficiaries’ perceptions on the accessibility and quality of health services between patients with health insurance cover and those without and to determine the challenge from beneficiaries’ perspective...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the effectiveness of the VLCs in land disputes resolution. It was conducted in Siha district, Kilimanjaro region. The study aimed at assessing how effective the Village Land Councils are in land disputes resolution in the villages. Although a number of VLCs have been established in the district as per the requirements of land laws, still there was an increase of land conflicts in the district. Specifically, the study aimed at realizing the following objectives; to...
ABSTRACT Tanzania has recently been experiencing strikes of employees like teachers, doctors, railway workers etc from public institutions and their main claim was job dissatisfaction in terms of salaries and working conditions. This study was conducted in two large public institutions AUWSA (Arusha Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) and TANESCO (Tanzania Electric Supply Company) in Arusha city council; the study involved a total of 131 participants. Case study designing was employed...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the impact of political culture on corruption in the public sector in Zanzibar with special reference to the Zanzibar Port Corporation. The study was guided by specific objectives, namely, to identify the effects of beliefs on favouritism in the public sector in Tanzania; to assess the influence of values on embezzlement in the public sector; to examine the influence of norms on bribery in the public sector; and to identify measures to control the n...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the efficiency of Municipal Solid Waste collection services (MSWCS) at community level in Mbeya City. Efficiency was specifically assessed by establishing the coverage of Municipal Solid Waste collection services, existing methods of collection and finally determine challenges associated with MSWCS. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, key informant interviews, documentary reviews and field observations. Questionnaire survey was undert...
ABSTRACT Drought is a recurrent climatic phenomenon in many parts of the world which requires urgent interventions to ensure that it does not jeopardize the lives of many people. During drought periods and beyond, semi-arid areas are left with no enough food and resources to invest in agricultural production. Despite of Tanzania‟s Government efforts together with other stakeholders‟ efforts to overcome drought, still it affects environment, agricultural production and water resources res...
ABSTRACT The overall purpose of this study is to examine the impact of administrative attitudes on community participation in the delivery of decentralized health services in Tanzania. To achieve this, specific objectives include to identify the impact of administrative beliefs on the community‟s provision of labour and materials in the health facilities in Tanzania; to examine the effect of administrative perceptions on the community‟s identified health needs and preferences for human r...
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...