Nearly One Third Of Tanzanian Girls Experience Sexual Violence
According to a recent Unicef survey, nearly one third of girls in Tanzania experience sexual abuse before they turn 18. The UN children’s agency report 13.4% of boys have also been sexually abused.
The most common form of reported abuse is sexual touching, followed by attempted intercourse. Unicef official Andy Brooks says the survey was one of the most comprehensive studies carried out on this issue in any country and showed the government was prepared to take on the problem.
The survey also found that of those who had sex before they turned 18, 29.1% of females and 17.5% of males reported that their first encounter was unwilling and forced. Tanzania’s Education Minister Shukuru Kawambwa said the government was determined to end sexual abuse that has been rampant in the country.
Mr Brooks says similar surveys are to be carried out in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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