Karumuna, Delphiner
(2019)
Factors Affecting Pregnancy Control Programs Among Adolescent Girls in Manzese Ward in Kinondoni District.
Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.
Abstract
The study aimed to assess the factors affecting pregnancy control programs among adolescent girls in Tanzania, specifically at Manzese Ward in Dar es Salaam. The main objective was supported by three objectives that are; to identify different programs geared to control pregnancy among adolescent girls in Tanzania, to assess the extent to which stakeholders’ participation influence the effectiveness of adolescent pregnancy control programs in Tanzania, to determine the role of socio-cultural factors on affecting adolescent pregnancy control projects, to determine how utilization of M&E system influence performance of adolescent pregnancy control project in Tanzania. The study was conducted in Manzese ward. The case study design chosen due to its ability to provide in-depth explanation of the phenomenon under the studies. Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods used by this study. The results revealed that Girlhood, Not Motherhood, Tutunzane are the programs geared to prevent and control adolescent pregnancy, while UNFPA, WAMATA, REPSSI and Pathfinder International are the stakeholders involved in prevent and control adolescent pregnancy. The findings indicate that poverty, cultural beliefs, poor availability of reproductive health education, presence of social networks are the factors affecting pregnancy control programs among adolescent girls. The study recommends that government through responsible ministries, stakeholders, and parents should provide the reproductive health and sex education to the girls, eliminate those cultural beliefs which leads to the adolescent pregnancy, and safe abortion information and services should be provided according to existing WHO guideline.
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