Assessment of Social-Cultural and Economic Factors on Child Molestation in Tanzania: A Case of Mkuranga District
Bibiana Pelagi Molenga
Department of Postgraduate and Research, Kampala International University in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Amon Chaligha
Department of Postgraduate and Research, Kampala International University in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Frateline Kashaga
Department of Postgraduate and Research, Kampala International University in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ABSTRACT:
The study assessed the social-cultural and economic factors on child molestation in Tanzania: A case of Mkuranga district. The specific objectives of this research were; to assess how socio-cultural factors contributed to child molestation; to assess how economic factors contributed to child molestation and to find out strategies used by the local Government to prevent child molestation and how they can be improved. Mixed approaches of both Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in this study and this study encompassed 175 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires, focused group discussions and interviews and analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22 and thematic analysis. The study findings showed that 89.7% of social-cultural factors, such as the practice of traditional dances or erotic dances commonly referred as Jando, Unyago and Vigodoro, influenced the young generation to acquire undesirable behaviours, and were a contributing factor on child molestation in Mkuranga District. Also, 95.4% of the respondents agreed that economic factors contributed to child molestation in Mkuranga District. The study concluded that child molestation is still a problem in Mkuranga district due to the fact that child molestation cases reported rate increased day by day. The LGAs, NGOs and CBOs should put more efforts to increase awareness to eradicate child molestation in the community.
Published in: International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics (Volume 5, Issue 11, November 2024)
Page(s): 103-107
Date of Publication: 25/11/2024
Publisher: IJRAMT
Cite as: Bibiana Pelagi Molenga, Amon Chaligha, Frateline Kashaga, “Assessment of Social-Cultural and Economic Factors on Child Molestation in Tanzania: A Case of Mkuranga District,” in International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 103-107, November 2024.