Socio-cultural factors leading to pregnancy among primary school girls in Tanzania: a case study of Morogoro municipality
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Date
2010
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
Pregnancy among school girls is one of the factors contributing to students' dropout. This
problem cuts across the whole country as well as other African countries. The general
objective of this study was to identify socio-cultural factors that accelerate pregnancy in
primary school girls. Specific objectives were to determine the influence of local video
show centers, traditional ceremonies, some TV channels and programs and parenting
behavior on cases of pregnancy among young girls. Morogoro Municipality was taken as
a case study where by a sample of 120 respondents, 45 teachers, 45 students and 30
parents participated in the study. A cross section research design was used to obtain
qualitative and quantitative data using structured questionnaires. The data obtained were
coded and analyzed by using SPSS computer program. The study findings revealed that,
unregistered local video show centers, traditional ceremonies, some TV channels such as
channel E and O, Poor cooperation between parents and teachers and forced marriages
contribute much to pregnancy among young girls. Government, parents, guardians and
policy makers are called up on to assess the existing local video show centers to make
sure that they operate according to rules and regulations stipulated by the government.
provide transport, meals and health education for the school children so as to rescue girls
from teenage pregnancies “It is the task for all, everyone should participate".
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Pregnancy-primary school girls, Tanzania, Morogoro municipality