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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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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
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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 › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › 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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