Chelewa, chelewa : the dilemma of teenage girls / edited by Zubeida Tumbo-Masabo and Rita Liljeström.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tumbo-Masabo, Zubeida Zuberi.

Liljeström, Rita, 1928-

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage girls--Tanzania--Social conditions.

Teenage girls.

Teenage girls--Sexual behavior--Tanzania.

Teenage girls--Sexual behavior.

Social conditions.

Tanzania.

Physical Description:

218 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Dilemma of teenage girls.

Place of Publication:

Uppsala, Sweden : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies ; Stockholm : Distributed by Almqvist & Wiksell International, [1994]

Summary:

In the past, the transition from childhood to womanhood was immediate and direct, and menarche was a sign of initiation and readiness to marry. Nowadays girls find themselves trapped between customary expectations and the claims of modernization. This book by the Teenage Girls and Reproductive Health Study Group at the University of Dar es Salaam presents empirical studies of the situation of teenage girls in Tanzania. .." a work which draws attention to factors which impair the health of a class of people who form a substantial percentage of the community. This book should prove invaluable to social workers" --. (West Africa, 21-27 Nov. 1995)

Notes:

"This book is published with support from The Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9171063544

OCLC:

31639901