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Community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects: The case of Uyui district, Tabora region, Tanzania
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2009) Mahinda K. M
A study on community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects was conducted in Uyui District in Tabora Region, Tanzania. The overall objective of this study was to assess the level and impact of community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects in Uyui District specifically the study assessed; the level of awareness toward the concept of community participation; to examine community participation; to examine the management system; and to identify main determining factors that influence sustainability of donor funded rural water supply projects. A cross-sectional research design was applied; semi and structured interview schedule and FGD were used to collect primary data. Sample size of 140 respondents was drawn through multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 12.0 version, FGD was used to verify responses from respondents and chi-square to test the significant difference between variables. The study findings show that 88.4% of respondents were aware on participation concept and majority of water users participated in project identification 34.3%, implementation 33.5% and 2.1% not participated. Findings in the study area show that village assembly, village governments, water users committee and village water committee were cited as responsible organs in management of water projects. Generally, findings revealed that 90.6% of respondents said that donor funded water projects were not sustainable, and sustainability of water projects was not only influenced by community participation. This study therefore recommends that; Typology of community participation should not be accepted without appropriate clarification before project inception; deliberate efforts should be made by LGAs to educate and disseminate information to the public concerning the reviewed rural water supply policy; establishment of WUGs and water fund right; provision of good and timely quarterly progress reports on expenditure and income accrued from water service delivery to the water users.
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Contribution of dryland forests to rural households livelihoods in Kishapu District, Shinyanga Region,Tanzania
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2010) Hatibu H.M .S
A study to estimate the extent of dryland forests contribution to rural households was conducted in Kishapu District. Specifically, sources of cash income for rural household expenditure were analysed, proportions contribution of cash and non cash of dryland forests was estimated and problems facing dryland forest management were identified and analysed. Four villages were purposely selected and households were randomly selected by proportion from each village and household categories, households were stratified by wealth. Primary data was collected from 318 households using household questionnaire survey. Qualitative data was analysed by content analysis and quantitative data was analysed by multiple regression. Study revealed that, farm income was the major source of total annual household income by 43%, livestocks (24.8%), forests (19.5%) and non-farm (11.9%). The overall total annual household income,was TAS 2 702 386 per household, dryland forests contributed TAS 190 662 as cash and TAS 336 751 as non cash which represented 7% and 12.5% of total household income respectively. Study revealed that most households (77.4%) in the study village experience shortage of forest products. All households (100%) depended on firewood as source of energy for cooking and per capital consumption was 0.7 m3. Theft of trees was the most serious problem which faces management of forests in Kishapu District, protection was suggested as a solutions. Cotton was found to be the major source of cash for small and medium household expenditure while cattle were the major source of cash for large household expenditure. The multiple regression analysis indicated farm income, forest income, non farm income, size of farm, education, household category and farm size significantly contributed to annual total household income. The study recommends introduction of improved energy saving stove, practise natural regeneration, enhancing value of gum and conducting research on domestication of plants producing valuable forest products and market research on forest products.
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Women’s income and household food security in Uyui district, Tabora.
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2008) Kayumbu, Tatu Abdul
The study was done in Uyui district, Tabora region to examine the contribution of women’s IGAs to household food security among smallholder farmers. Specifically the study sought: (1) To identify types of income generating activities (IGAs) in study area. (2) To compare food security status of female headed households versus male headed households. (3) To determine household food security coping strategies. (4) To determine the extent to which IGAs income is used for household food security and (5) To assess the contribution of other factors to household food security. A cross section survey was conducted and questionnaire was used to interview 120 respondents who were randomly selected in four villages of Magiri, Izenga, Kigwa and Ibiri. Study findings showed that types of income generating activities among respondents were non-farm activities, farming and salaries. Key activities undertaken were food vending, selling of seasonal fruits and selling of local brew. The study found that female headed HHs spent more income on food than male headed HHs, on average female headed HHs spent 478 000 Tshs while male HHs spent 416 333/=. The study further shows about 46.7% and 36.7% of female headed HHs and male headed HHs respectively were found to be food insecure. The study also observed coping strategies adopted by households which include, food offer, food purchase on credit, begging, exchanging and selling of livestock, casual labour and reduced number of meals. It has been observed that, the major contributing factors to household food insecurity were; low production, lack of labour force, low income and purchasing power. The study draws a number of recommendations as to what should be done so as to assist in improving household food security. Tanzania Goverment should encourage farmers to use fertilizers, provide entrpreneurship training and encourage Micro-Finance institutions to provide soft loan for women.
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The what, why, and how of health information systems: A systematic review
(College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), 2022-06-26) Haule, Christiana D.; Muhanga, Mikidadi; Ngowi, Edwin
The literature on the topic of health information systems (HISs) is reviewed in this paper. Specifically, the paper reviews the literature on (i) the theoretical concept of HISs (The What), (ii) the rationale, purposes, and importance (The Why), and (iii) the operationalization of the HISs (The How). For this systematic review, we searched Research Gate, Science Direct, Google Scholar, JSTOR, ProQuest, Scopus, PMC, BMJ, PubMed, and published documents by World Health Organization (WHO). Only 35 articles out of 1,400 articles identified were included in the study depending on the 3 contextualised questions i.e., the what, why, and how of the HISs. Literature published between 1960 and 2021 were considered in the review as the concept of HIS was introduced in the 1960s, excluding literature published before the 1960s and non-English publications. Generally, the HISs is one of the six pillars that make up a strong health system, designed to collect, process, store and manage health information. The main goal of the HISs is to deliver quality services. The importance of these systems includes quick access to medical records, sharing of patient information, reducing paperwork, reducing medical errors, improve the quality of care. Therefore, there is a great need to promote this concept, taking into account its rationale, purposes, and importance of it in the health care system.
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Community attitude towards community health fund on health security in Kalambo District, Rukwa Region, Tanzania
(Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 2020-06-18) Kasonso, Alexander D.; Chingonikaya, Emanuel E.; Sikira, Anna N.
Community Health Fund (CHF) is one among health insurance schemes found in Tanzania. It was established in 1996 with the aim of improving the health of people who work in informal sectors. However, since its formulation, it has not performed well; the majority of HHs are not members, and some members are withdrawing from the scheme. The overall objective was to assess the attitude of community members towards the importance of CHF for health security. Specifically, the paper assesses the attitude towards CHF interventions among members and non-members of CHF and compares the attitude between members and non-members of CHF on health security. Cross sectional research design was used in this study. Simple random sampling technique using the lottery method was employed to select 354 respondents. Data were collected using a household questionnaire survey, Focus Group Discussions guide, Key Informant Interviews checklist and documents’ reviews. Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings show that CHF has inclusive benefits to its members as it covers costs of health treatment rather than paying money every time they attend medical treatments. Furthermore, the attitude towards CHF among members and non-members was accounted for 9.3% and 51.9 negative, 2.3% and 4.1 neutral and 88.4 and 44.0 positive. This indicates that the majority of people in the study area had a positive attitude towards CHF services. Thus, the study concludes that a great proportion of members of CHF in Kalambo District have positive attitude towards CHF intervention while the majority of non-members have negative attitude towards CHF intervention because they were not aware of it due to lack of knowledge. It is recommended that the government should mainstream CHF intervention to all communities so that non-members can join the scheme and hence get better health services. Also, the study recommends that the CHF service providers should put more emphasis on sensitising communities against negative attitudes from non-members of CHF.