Socio-cultural factors leading to pregnancy among primary school girls in Tanzania: a case study of Morogoro municipality
| dc.contributor.author | Kombe, Noe Jonathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-11T16:53:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-11T16:53:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.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". | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6491 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Pregnancy-primary school girls | |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | |
| dc.subject | Morogoro municipality | |
| dc.title | Socio-cultural factors leading to pregnancy among primary school girls in Tanzania: a case study of Morogoro municipality | |
| dc.type | Thesis |