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Understanding women’s burdens: preliminary findings on psychosocial health among datoga and iraqw women of northern tanzania

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This preliminary, community-based study examines major stressors identified by Iraqw and Datoga women of Mbulu District, Tanzania, and describes steps in creating a culturally specific questionnaire to assess mental health burdens. This area of Tanzania is remote, with limited access to goods and services, and is undergoing dramatic social and economic changes. Iraqw and Datoga reside in close proximity and often intermarry but have different cultural and subsistence responses to this rapid social change. Data were collected from May to October 2002, with 49 Datoga women and 64 Iraqw women interviewed. In-home interviews were conducted to have women (1) free-list their primary concerns and (2) answer questions from a translated (in Datoga and Iraqw) and modified standardized mental health questionnaire. Both groups of women identified hunger, the lack of animals, particularly cattle, and health/illnesses as the most common major stressors. Other frequently cited stressors included crop failure, general fears of violence, paying taxes, and no money for basic needs. Additional refinements are required for the mental health questionnaire, with strengths and limitations discussed. Such data, while preliminary, augment efforts to analyze the emotional burdens associated with dramatic social change.

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Sylvia Kaaya for her insights and contributions to this research. The following people offered greatly appreciated assistance with data collection: Eliwaza Bayo, Sisilia Malayeck, Yuda Edward Manyaw, Minaeli Mayek, and Valentina Tlemu. We would like to acknowledge the gracious Iraqw and Datoga women who participated in this study. Haydom Lutheran Hospital provided practical assistance in many ways, including housing. Thanks are due to the following individuals associated with Haydom Lutheran Hospital: Dr. Evjen Olsen, Kari Olsen, Selina Sanka, and Petro Gesheka. Bjorg Olsen is gratefully acknowledged for her overall contribution to the thinking and continuous advice. Katherine Snyder and three anonymous reviewers offered valuable insights on an early draft of the manuscript. Grants from Fulbright-Hays and two grants from Ohio State University funded this research. The research was conducted with the permission of the Tanzanian Committee on Science and Technology (COSTECH).

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Pike, I.L., Patil, C.L. Understanding women’s burdens: preliminary findings on psychosocial health among datoga and iraqw women of northern tanzania. Cult Med Psychiatry 30, 299–330 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-006-9022-2

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