Persistence of Child Marriage in Arusha District Council

Rehema John Magesa; Ahadi Faustin Mlay

doi:10.18535/sshj.v8i01.874

Abstract

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[refR-3] Ahonsi, B., Fuseini, K., Nai, D., Goldson, E., Owusu, S., Ndifuna, I., and Tapsoba, P. L. (2019). Child marriage in Ghana: evidence from a multi-method study. BMC women's health, 19(1), 1-15.Google Scholar ↗

[refR-4] Backlund, H., & Blomqvist, G. (2014). Protecting the girl child or upholdingpatriarchy?: A case study of child marriage in the cultural and legal context ofTanzania. Lund University: SIDAGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-5] (PDF) Child Marriage among Maasai Girl Students in Tanzania: The Case of Kilosa District. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342298391_Child_Marriage_among_Maasai_Girl_Students_in_Tanzania_The_Case_of_Kilosa_District#fullTextFileContent [accessed Sep 01 2023].Google Scholar ↗

[refR-6] BBS. (2013). Gender Statistics of Bangladesh (2012). Dhaka. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Statistics and Information Division (SID). Ministry of PlanningGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-7] Firelight (2021). Community action to reduce child marriage in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Summary report of achievements and learnings – April 2021Google Scholar ↗

[refR-8] Ferdousi, N. (2014). Child marriage in Bangladesh: Socio-legal analysis. International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 6(1), 1-7. Available at https://academicjournals.org/article/article1390988659_Ferdousi.pdfGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-9] Ganira K. L., Linda A. Nancy I., Paul A. O, Joseph O., & Boniface Ngaruiya (2015). Early and Forced Child Marriage on Girls’ Education, in Migori County, Kenya: Constraints, Prospects and Policy. School of Education, Department of Educational Communication and Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Available at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1158598.pdfGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-10] URT (2017) Child Marriage in Tanzania at a Glance. 2017. Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.Google Scholar ↗

[refR-11] Available at: http://www.mcdgc.go.tz/data/Child_Marriage_Study.pdf.Google Scholar ↗

[refR-12] Johansson, N. (2015). Child marriage: the underlying reasons and possible solutions.Google Scholar ↗

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[refR-16] URT (2016) Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), [Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) and ICF. 2016. 2015-16 TDHS-MIS Key Findings. Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. Available at https://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/SR233/SR233.pdfGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-17] Muigai R. (2023). Breaking the Cycle of Early Child Marriage in Maasai Communities: Insights from Kenya and Tanzania”. Available at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/title-breaking-cycle-early-child-marriage-maasai-insights-ruth-muigaiGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-18] Nandi, A. (2019). Why girls run away to marry?Google Scholar ↗

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[refR-20] Ndaula, J. (2017). Child Marriage among Maasai Girl Students in Tanzania: The Case of Kilosa District (Doctoral dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam,).Google Scholar ↗

[refR-21] Rueckert P. (2017) global Citizen At least 80 Girls saved from Child Marriage inTanzania, Government ReportsGoogle Scholar ↗

[refR-22] UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), (2013). State of the World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy. New York: UNFPA.Google Scholar ↗

[refR-23] UNICEF, (2001).Early Marriage: Child Spouses. Innocenti digest 7. Florence,UNICEF. Innocent Research Centre Italy.Google Scholar ↗

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[refR-25] URT. (2014). The Tanzania Education and Training Policy, 2014. Dar es Salaam:Tanzania Ministry of Education and Vocational TrainingGoogle Scholar ↗

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