DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 27 -- TODAY, the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ummy Mwalimu launched a campaign against gender based violence, joining the rest of the world in the campaign.
According to Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS 2015/16), 40 per cent of women aged 15-49 had been sexually abused once or more during that period.
In addition, 20 per cent of women aged 15-49 had experienced physical violence during the past 12 months.
Likewise, 9 per cent of women aged 15-49 had been physically abused without their consent. Such violence was more directed towards married women.
The research also shows that half of married women had experienced 39 per cent ph...