Meatu District Report - Whole Village Project - University of Minnesota
Meatu District Report - Whole Village Project - University of Minnesota Meatu District Report - Whole Village Project - University of Minnesota
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The village surveys conducted in Iramba District, Tanzania in May 2010 were a success due to the efforts and contributions of local government officials, organizations, and individuals, not the least of whom are the community members themselves. We would like to specifically acknowledge the participation and partnership of Savannas Forever Tanzania, National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), and Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) in the implementation of the villagelevel quantitative and qualitative surveys in Tanzania in particular: Majory Kaziya, Fenela Msangi, Edward Sandet, Felix Adolf, David Mollel, Glory Aseri, Jovit Felix, Lazaro Matoke, Rose Muro, Victor Andindilile and Gerald Mollel under the supervision of Ms. Susan James. Savannas Forever Tanzania designed the surveys with technical assistance from Monique Borgerhoff Mulder from the University of California-Davis; Kari Hartwig and Deborah Levison, both from the University of Minnesota; and Esther Ngadaya from NIMR. The survey would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of the survey team, including supervisors, interviewers, and data analyzers, in Tanzania and Minnesota, USA. Thank you to the staff from Savannas Forever Tanzania, NIMR, and Selian Hospital for collecting the survey data; thank you to Jennifer Simmelink, Chengxin Cao, and Jessica Hillyard at the University of Minnesota and Heidi Anderson at Cornell University for data analysis; and thank you to Kari Hartwig, Matt Sobek and Joe Ritter of the University of Minnesota, for providing supervision during the process. We extend a special thank you to the district and village leaders who granted us permission to collect data in their catchment areas, and those who participated in the surveys, including elected officials, school headmasters, clinic staff and extension workers, and community members. Our gratitude goes to the generous donors funding this research, including the University of Minnesota, U.S. Agency for International Development/The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Friedkin Conservation Fund, and Frankfurt Zoological Society. Finally, we would like to identify and thank the authors and editors of this report: Mr. Joe Svec, Dr. Craig Packer and Dr. Kari Hartwig, from the University of Minnesota. For further information on the Whole Village Project or this District Report, please contact: Kari Hartwig, DrPH Program Director, Whole Village Project Office of International Programs University of Minnesota 50 Wiley Hall 225 19th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55455 khartwig@umn.edu 612-625-6268 Susan James, MBA Executive Director of Operations Savannas Forever Tanzania Njiro P.O. Box 873 Arusha, Tanzania james240@umn.edu +255783514380 2 Acknowledgements | Whole Village Project – Meatu District, January 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Key Findings ........................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 District Strengths ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 District Gaps .................................................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Opportunities .............................................................................................................................. 10 4 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Household Livelihood and Assets .......................................................................................... 11 Figure 1. Main Occupation of Household Head .............................................................................................. 11 Table 1. Village Recommended Activities to Improve Local Livelihoods ............................................ 12 4.2 Unexpected Loss ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 2. Impact of Unexpected Loss ................................................................................................................. 11 4.3 Village Institutions ..................................................................................................................... 14 Table 3. Institutional Resources by Village .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.4 Education ...................................................................................................................................... 17 4.4.1 Household-Head Education ........................................................................................................................... 17 4.4.2 Primary School Completion ........................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 3 Percent Adults with No Education versus Completed Primary School ............................... 18 Figure 4. Adult Primary School Completion Rates, Disaggregated by Sex ............................................ 18 4.4.3 Access to Primary Education ........................................................................................................................ 19 Table 4. Primary School Environment ............................................................................................................ 19 Table 5. Percent of Students Attending Primary School Hungry ........................................................... 20 4.5 Health ............................................................................................................................................ 20 4.5.1 Access to Health Services ................................................................................................................................ 20 Table 6. Top Ranked Health Issues for Men, Women, and Children ..................................................... 19 4.5.2 Malaria and Other Illnesses ........................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 5. Households with Mosquito Nets, Treated and Untreated ........................................................ 22 4.5.3 Under-Five Health Status ................................................................................................................................ 22 Figure 6. Primary Caretaker of Children Under-Five ................................................................................... 23 Figure 7. Percent Children Under-5 Who Have Ever Had a Disease ....................................................... 23 Figure 8. Percent Children Under-5 Vaccinated ............................................................................................ 24 4.5.4 Environmental Health ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 9. Type of Toilet Used by Most Household Members ..................................................................... 25 Figure 10. Primary Sources of Drinking Water ................................................................................................ 26 Table 7. Average Time to Collect Water .......................................................................................................... 27 4.5.5 HIV/AIDS ................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Figure 11. Village HIV/AIDS Knowledge Scores, Disaggregated by Sex ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 12. Percent Eligible Adults with No versus High HIV Prevention Knowledge ................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 13. Eligible Adults with No HIV Prevention Knowledge, Disaggregated by Sex .............. Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.6 Nutrition and Food Security .................................................................................................... 30 4.6.1 Household Nutrition .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 14. Average Number of Different Foods Consumed in the Last 7 Days .......Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.6.2 Infant and Young Child Feeding .................................................................................................................. 31 4.6.3 Under-Five Nutrition ......................................................................................................................................... 31 3 Table of Contents | Whole Village Project – Meatu District, January 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Acknowledgements ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 3<br />
Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 6<br />
2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
3 Key Findings ........................................................................................................................................... 8<br />
3.1 <strong>District</strong> Strengths ......................................................................................................................... 8<br />
3.2 <strong>District</strong> Gaps .................................................................................................................................. 9<br />
3.3 Opportunities .............................................................................................................................. 10<br />
4 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................................................... 11<br />
4.1 Household Livelihood and Assets .......................................................................................... 11<br />
Figure 1. Main Occupation <strong>of</strong> Household Head .............................................................................................. 11<br />
Table 1. <strong>Village</strong> Recommended Activities to Improve Local Livelihoods ............................................ 12<br />
4.2 Unexpected Loss ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.<br />
Figure 2. Impact <strong>of</strong> Unexpected Loss ................................................................................................................. 11<br />
4.3 <strong>Village</strong> Institutions ..................................................................................................................... 14<br />
Table 3. Institutional Resources by <strong>Village</strong> .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.<br />
4.4 Education ...................................................................................................................................... 17<br />
4.4.1 Household-Head Education ........................................................................................................................... 17<br />
4.4.2 Primary School Completion ........................................................................................................................... 17<br />
Figure 3 Percent Adults with No Education versus Completed Primary School ............................... 18<br />
Figure 4. Adult Primary School Completion Rates, Disaggregated by Sex ............................................ 18<br />
4.4.3 Access to Primary Education ........................................................................................................................ 19<br />
Table 4. Primary School Environment ............................................................................................................ 19<br />
Table 5. Percent <strong>of</strong> Students Attending Primary School Hungry ........................................................... 20<br />
4.5 Health ............................................................................................................................................ 20<br />
4.5.1 Access to Health Services ................................................................................................................................ 20<br />
Table 6. Top Ranked Health Issues for Men, Women, and Children ..................................................... 19<br />
4.5.2 Malaria and Other Illnesses ........................................................................................................................... 21<br />
Figure 5. Households with Mosquito Nets, Treated and Untreated ........................................................ 22<br />
4.5.3 Under-Five Health Status ................................................................................................................................ 22<br />
Figure 6. Primary Caretaker <strong>of</strong> Children Under-Five ................................................................................... 23<br />
Figure 7. Percent Children Under-5 Who Have Ever Had a Disease ....................................................... 23<br />
Figure 8. Percent Children Under-5 Vaccinated ............................................................................................ 24<br />
4.5.4 Environmental Health ...................................................................................................................................... 25<br />
Figure 9. Type <strong>of</strong> Toilet Used by Most Household Members ..................................................................... 25<br />
Figure 10. Primary Sources <strong>of</strong> Drinking Water ................................................................................................ 26<br />
Table 7. Average Time to Collect Water .......................................................................................................... 27<br />
4.5.5 HIV/AIDS ................................................................................................................................................................. 27<br />
Figure 11. <strong>Village</strong> HIV/AIDS Knowledge Scores, Disaggregated by Sex ........... Error! Bookmark not<br />
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Figure 12. Percent Eligible Adults with No versus High HIV Prevention Knowledge ................. Error!<br />
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Figure 13. Eligible Adults with No HIV Prevention Knowledge, Disaggregated by Sex .............. Error!<br />
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4.6 Nutrition and Food Security .................................................................................................... 30<br />
4.6.1 Household Nutrition .......................................................................................................................................... 30<br />
Figure 14. Average Number <strong>of</strong> Different Foods Consumed in the Last 7 Days .......Error! Bookmark<br />
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4.6.2 Infant and Young Child Feeding .................................................................................................................. 31<br />
4.6.3 Under-Five Nutrition ......................................................................................................................................... 31<br />
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