Ideologies of sexuality, menstruation and risk: girls’ experiences of puberty and schooling in northern Tanzania

Sommer, Marni

doi:10.1080/13691050902722372

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Ideologies of sexuality, menstruation and risk: girls’ experiences of puberty and schooling in northern Tanzania

Sommer, Marni·2009·Culture, Health & Sexuality

DOI 10.1080/13691050902722372

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This paper examines girls' voiced experiences of menstruation, puberty and schooling in northern Tanzania. The study was conducted in Moshi and Rombo Districts of Kilimanjaro, a predominantly Chagga region with historically strong support for girls' education. The major question explored was how the onset of menses and puberty may be impacting on girls' school participation, given societal implications of pubertal onset and potentially gender discriminatory school environments. The methodology included a comparative case study using in-depth interviews and participatory research with young women living in urban and rural Kilimanjaro. Along with important findings about how menstrual onset creates challenges for girls attending school emerged findings about the significant gaps in girls' knowledge about body changes, sexual health and HIV/AIDS. These findings underline the importance of identifying new girl-centred approaches to guidance on bodily development and HIV prevention.

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Girls expressed a strong desire for more practical information, including managing menses or pain relief.
“Girls expressed a strong desire for more practical information, including managing menses or pain relief”
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Several studies noted distress resulting from conflicting advice from different sources (e.g., parents, teachers, nongovernmental organisations [NGOs]).
“Several studies noted distress resulting from conflicting advice from different sources (e.g., parents, teachers, nongovernmental organisations [NGOs])”
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Healthcare providers such as nurses or community health workers were mentioned in only a few studies, and always as unsupportive.
“Healthcare providers such as nurses or community health workers were mentioned in only a few studies, and always as unsupportive”
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Many studies that focused on girls of school age reported consequences for education.
“Many studies that focused on girls of school age reported consequences for education [3–5, 8–11, 15, 37, 39, 41, 44, 51, 56–59, 62–64, 67–70, 72, 75, 77, 79, 85, 87–89, 91, 93, 94, 100, 101, 104, 106, 107].”
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Girls lacking knowledge and confidence to manage menstruation were reluctant to be around others.
“Girls lacking knowledge and confidence to manage menstruation were reluctant to be around others [3–5, 8, 39, 70, 75, 77, 89].”
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A Bloody Taboo? Menstrual Health Management among Girls in Tanzanian Secondary Schools
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Authors: Sommer, M.
Affiliations: Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author: Sommer, Marni
ORCID: Sommer, Marni
Venue: Culture, Health & Sexuality
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2009-05
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Pages: 383-398
ISSN: 1369-1058 (ISSN-L)
1464-5351
DOI: 10.1080/13691050902722372
OpenAlex: W2032093705
Cited by: 128
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 6.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Culture Health & Sexuality (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
Keywords: menstruation, puberty, girls' schooling, school attendance, sexual health knowledge, HIV prevention, gender discrimination in schools, body image, Chagga, northern Tanzania, adolescent girls
MeSH terms: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adolescent, Attitude to Health, Catchment Area, Health, Education, Fear, Female, Humans, Menstruation, Politics, Prejudice, Puberty, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Shame, Tanzania, HIV Infections, Young Adult

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