Rural Planning Journal: Recent submissions
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Violence Against Women in Lake Victoria Zone: A Case of Tarime District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Violence against women is a global challenge affecting the survivors of violence, their families, and the country at large. While the prevention of violence against women is inevitable for the wellbeing of a nation, yet ... -
The Impact of Exports and Imports on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Dynamics
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The study shows how international trade contributes to the gross domestic product dynamic in Tanzania. It employs the Autoregressive Distributive Lag Error Correction model to capture the dynamic relationship between ... -
Strategies Employed by Single Fathers in Preventing Violence against Children. A Case of Nzuguni Ward in Dodoma City
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Violence against children has recently become detrimental. The study was conducted in Dodoma city at Nzuguni ward to examine strategies employed by single fathers in preventing violence against children, whereby a ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Fintech among Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The adoption of financial technology (Fintech) has grown globally due to the demand for easily accessible, reasonably priced, and convenient financial services, along with the rapid improvements in digital technology. Even ... -
Factors for Community Participation in Surface Irrigation Scheme: Experience from Ndanda Irrigation Scheme in Masasi District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Tanzania has a total of 44 million hectares suitable for agriculture. However, only 10.8 million hectares are used for cultivation producing diverse crops. Besides, the country has an irrigation potential of 29.4 million ... -
Factors Associated with Participation in Household Decision-Making Processes among Married Women in Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The participation of married women in decision-making in all spheres of household development, including health care, purchases, and visiting their relatives, is important for households, communities, and the nation at ... -
Determinants of Market Outlet Choices for Irish Potato Production among Smallholder Farmers in Mbeya District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The study examined the determinants of market outlet choices among smallholder Irish potato growers in Mbeya District. A two-stage random sampling method was used to select 288 smallholder farmers for primary data collection. ... -
Decomposing Rural-Urban Variations in Maternal Healthcare Utilisation Among Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania. Evidence from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic Health Survey
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)This study analysed the factors influencing the utilisation of maternal healthcare services among women of reproductive age in Tanzania, using data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). A Fairlie ... -
Community Perceptions on Single Parenting: Insights from Dodoma City, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Single parenting has recently become common worldwide, transcending cultural, social, and economic boundaries. The study was conducted in Dodoma city at the Chang’ombe ward to explore the community’s perceptions of single ... -
Assessment of Patient Satisfaction with Access to Healthcare Services at Mbozi District Hospital, in Songwe Region, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)This study assessed patient’s satisfaction on access to health services in public health facilities particularly at Mbozi District Hospital, using a convenience sample of 112 patients. Data were collected through interviews, ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Basic Immunisation Coverage in Tanzania: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to healthcare systems globally, including Tanzania, disrupting essential health services, including child basic immunisation programmes. Using an interrupted time series ... -
Socio-economic Factors Associated with Desired Number of Antenatal Care Visits in Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)This study analyses socioeconomic factors associated with the desired number of Antenatal Care (ANC) visits in Tanzania. The data are extracted from the Tanzania Demographic Health Survey and Malaria Indicator. The study ... -
Access to Secondary School Education among Girls from Pastoral Communities: A case of the Barbaig in Hanang District, Manyara Region of Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Access to education for girls in many societies faces significant challenges, often leading to girls being viewed as inferior to boys. However, little is known about the unique challenges facing girls from pastoral societies ... -
Factors Affecting Health Infrastructure Conditions for Service Delivery in City Council of Dodoma, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)The study was conducted in the City Council of Dodoma and involved six primary public health centres, with the aim of assessing the factors affecting the conditions of health infrastructure for service delivery. It adopted ... -
Factors Affecting Borehole Water Project Sustainability in Dodoma, Tanzania: A case of Nghong'onha ward
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Access to a clean, safe, and affordable water supply for domestic use is a fundamental human right. However, in many urban areas in sub-Saharan African countries, including Tanzania, not all people have access to water due ... -
The Influence of Expectations Regarding Performance on the Acceptance of Mobile Phone Banking Services by Smallholder Farmers: A Case of Smallholder Grape Farmers in Dodoma Region, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)This study uses a cross-sectional survey design to examine the influence of expectations regarding performance on the acceptance of mobile phone banking services by smallholder farmers in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. A total ... -
Comparative Advantage of Trade in Food Products among the Selected East African Community Partner States: Implication for Policy Formulation
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Despite the potential benefits of regional trade, economic disparities among East African Community (EAC) member states persist. This study investigated the relationship between trade openness, comparative advantage in ... -
Challenges in Integrating Demographic Variables into Local Government Authorities’ Development Plans
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)This paper examines the Challenges in Integrating Demographic Variables into Local Government Authorities’ Development plans in Chemba and Mpwapwa district councils. The study population was LGA’s development planning ... -
Factors Affecting Access to Agricultural Inputs among Smallholder Tobacco Farmers in Kahama District, Tanzania
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Appropriate application of agricultural inputs plays a significant role in offsetting the adverse effects of climate change on agriculture including in tobacco production. Use of agricultural inputs has been reported to ... -
Drivers of Small-Scale Farmers' Adoption of Mobile Phone Technology for Rice Production and Marketing in Dodoma Region
(Rural Planning Journal, 2024)Despite the benefits of Mobile Phone Technology (MPT) in enhancing agricultural communication in Tanzania, a significant gap exists between the rise in mobile phone subscriptions and the actual adoption of MPT by farmers ...