Effectiveness of local government authorities in preventing child abuse and neglect in Tanzania: a case study of Dodoma municipal council

Nongwa, Kusenha

dc.creator	Nongwa, Kusenha
dc.date	2019-03-08T14:11:55Z
dc.date	2019-03-08T14:11:55Z
dc.date	2017
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:24Z
dc.identifier	Nongwa, K. (2017). Effectiveness of local government authorities in preventing child abuse and neglect in Tanzania: a case study of Dodoma municipal council. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/598
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/598
dc.description	Dissertation (Master in Public Administration)
dc.description	This study assesses the effectiveness of the local government authorities in preventing child abuse and neglect in Tanzania. To achieve this, the general and specific objectives were formulated. The specific objectives sought to investigate the extent of child abuse and neglect in Tanzania, to examine the resources available to the local government institutions for child protection and to evaluate challenges which the local government faces in preventing child abuse and neglect. The research methodology for this study is a cross-sectional design that has used both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings have revealed that the extent of child abuse and neglect in Tanzania is very high. Through the use of SPSS software, frequencies of variables were generated; tabulation and percentages also were computed to illustrate the findings. It has been established that every 10 children surveyed, 6 were maltreated in one way or another. Despite the staff establishment, their numbers remained low compared to the workload. This led to low coverage of child protection services in the community, which implied the failure of institutions to conduct operations such as awareness creation and prosecution (Police Gender Desk) cases that were related to child abuse. Majority of the respondents agreed that, traditional aspects such as being obedient to parents hinder both a child and the community to report children cases to the authorities. This is because it is perceived that, it is a divine right that parents or any adult person have the responsibility of punishing an offending child.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Dodoma
dc.subject	Local government authorities
dc.subject	Child abuse
dc.subject	Traditional values
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Child protection
dc.subject	Child neglect
dc.subject	Local government institutions
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Effectiveness of local government authorities in preventing child abuse and neglect in Tanzania: a case study of Dodoma municipal council
dc.type	Dissertation