Adopting a combination of labour-saving mechanisms for increasing rural women’s participation in livelihood strategies in Busega District in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNgusa, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorKilonzo, Rehema G.
dc.contributor.authorNgowi, Edwin E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-14T09:02:06Z
dc.date.available2024-03-14T09:02:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-22
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://brill.com/view/journals/tare/51/1-2/article-p139_7.xml
dc.description.abstractThe paper aims at examining rural women’s adoption of a combination of labour-saving mechanisms such as improved water supplies and harvesting techniques, cooking facilities and means of transport for household chores with its implications in diversifying livelihood strategies in Busega District of Tanzania. The study adopted Diffusion of Innovations Theory to explain the importance of adopting labour-saving mechanisms to reduce rural women’s workload and save time for diversifying livelihood strategies. The study employed cross-sectional research design to collect data from 210 rural women. Household survey, interviews, focus group discussions and non-participant observations were used to collect primary data. Cross-tabulation, One-way <jats:sc>ANOVA</jats:sc>, five point Likert scale and multiple logistic regression were employed to analyse quantitative data. Content analysis was employed to analyse qualitative data. The study revealed that, 61.43% of rural women were limited to adopt any kind of labour-saving mechanisms. In addition, the multiple logistic regression revealed significant differences at p-value of 0.05 for the likelihood of diversifying livelihood strategies. As such, rural women’s participation in livelihood strategies differed greatly based on the ability to adopt labour-saving mechanisms for reducing the workload of household chores. The study recommends that development stakeholders should implement development programmes centred on increasing prospects of adopting a combination of labour-saving mechanisms for reducing the burden of household chores to save time for diversifying livelihood strategies.
dc.identifier.citationNgusa, D. A., Kilonzo, R. G., & Ngowi, E. E. (2022). Adopting a combination of labour-saving mechanisms for increasing rural women’s participation in livelihood strategies in Busega district in Tanzania. The African Review, 51(1-2), 139-156.
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/1821889x-12340067
dc.identifier.issn1821-889X
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://brill.com/view/journals/tare/51/1-2/article-p139_7.xml
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4295
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBrill
dc.relation.ispartofThe African Review
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectLabour-saving mechanisms
dc.subjectLivelihood strategies
dc.subjectRural women
dc.subjectLivelihood
dc.subjectBusega
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectLabour
dc.titleAdopting a combination of labour-saving mechanisms for increasing rural women’s participation in livelihood strategies in Busega District in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue1-2
oaire.citation.volume51
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