Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania
This study aims to explore the factors for the persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools. The study utilized a qualitative approach and a case study design involving 74 informants. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews and FGDs and analysed thematically. Findi...
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| author | Stella Scott Bihagara Nkanileka Loti Mgonda Afrael Mark Sarakikya |
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| description | This study aims to explore the factors for the persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools. The study utilized a qualitative approach and a case study design involving 74 informants. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews and FGDs and analysed thematically. Findings reveal that factors for the persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools include social and cultural beliefs, poor enforcement of laws and policies on child protection, misuse of power and trust vested in teachers, peer pressure, distance to and from schools, and globalization impacts. The study underscores adopting an integrated approach to address this issue effectively. Such an approach should include awareness creation among parents, students, and community members on the impacts of students’ sexual abuse incidents, integrating moral and ethical values into the school curriculum, ending bureaucracy and corruption, and addressing accommodation shortages in schools. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f9bbddd74db42d88daae1b74de7bfc92025-08-20T02:27:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272025-12-0130110.1080/02673843.2025.2495881Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – TanzaniaStella Scott Bihagara0Nkanileka Loti Mgonda1Afrael Mark Sarakikya2Department of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaDepartment of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaDepartment of Educational Foundations, Management and Lifelong Learning, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis study aims to explore the factors for the persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools. The study utilized a qualitative approach and a case study design involving 74 informants. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews and FGDs and analysed thematically. Findings reveal that factors for the persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools include social and cultural beliefs, poor enforcement of laws and policies on child protection, misuse of power and trust vested in teachers, peer pressure, distance to and from schools, and globalization impacts. The study underscores adopting an integrated approach to address this issue effectively. Such an approach should include awareness creation among parents, students, and community members on the impacts of students’ sexual abuse incidents, integrating moral and ethical values into the school curriculum, ending bureaucracy and corruption, and addressing accommodation shortages in schools.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2495881Sexual abuseperpetratorspersistencestudentssecondary school |
| spellingShingle | Stella Scott Bihagara Nkanileka Loti Mgonda Afrael Mark Sarakikya Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Sexual abuse perpetrators persistence students secondary school |
| title | Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania |
| title_full | Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania |
| title_short | Exploring factors for persistence of students’ sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in Ngara District – Tanzania |
| title_sort | exploring factors for persistence of students sexual abuse incidents in secondary schools in ngara district tanzania |
| topic | Sexual abuse perpetrators persistence students secondary school |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2495881 |
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