The Case of Central Tanzania, Dodoma Region, Majeleko Village

Kumiko Sakamoto ()
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Kumiko Sakamoto: Utsunomiya University

Chapter Chapter 4 in Factors Influencing Child Survival in Tanzania, 2020, pp 47-77 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract ThisTanzania chapterDodoma region examinesMajeleko the results of a questionnaire administered to 138 women in MajelekoMajeleko VillageVillage, DodomaRegions regionDodoma region, regarding educationEducation, marriageMarriage, family structureFamily structure, livelihoodLivelihood, foodFood, children, and mutual helpMutual help. Nearly half the respondents made decisiondecisions about their marriageMarriage themselves (41%). The majority (65%) of their parents received bride wealthBride wealth, including 51% receiving livestocklivestock. The average household sizeHousehold size and birthsBirth were 5.13 (maximum 27) and 3.94, respectively. The majority (74%) gave birthBirth in a health facilityHealth facility assisted by a nursenurse (62%), whereas some gave birthBirth at home (26%) assisted by a traditional birthBirth attendant (26%). The majority of mothersMother provided porridgePorridge of maizeMaize (72%), whereas others used sorghumSorghum (13%), finger milletmillet (6%), or a mixture (9%). The majority (89%) did not have enough foodFood for the entire year and felt that their breast milkBreast milk (23%), foodFood during lactationlactation (29%), and children’s foodFood (43%) were insufficient. For the majority (72%), it was not possible for their children to eat outside the house. Nearly half (48%) of the women experienced losing a child, influenced by the quantity and quality of children’s foodFood, and the majority (72%) experienced children’s sicknesssickness. The percentage of deaths among the birthsBirth was 35%, relatively higher than other research villagesVillage.

Keywords: DodomaDodoma region; GogoGogo; AgropastoralistAgropastoralist; U5MRU5MR; Tanzania; Child mortality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7639-9_4

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