Determinants of Land Ownership among Women: A Case of Ilongero Ward in Singida Region, Tanzania

Abstract

This study was carried at Ilongero ward in Singida District council to assess the determinants of land ownership among women. This study used both qualitative and quantitative data from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected from women. Data were collected using interview method which was administered by questionnaire tool and checklist. A sample of 150 respondents was drawn through simple random sampling. Statistical Package for Services Solution (IBM SPSS) was used to analyze the data where the study used descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test. The study results revealed that, many of women in Ilongero ward not owned land 61.3%. The Chi square test results indicated that the associated factors of land ownership among women at Ilongero ward were source of information, listing to radio, watching TV, reading newspapers, age of a woman, marital status and education of a woman. The study recommends that the government and human rights stakeholders should continue providing education to women and men about the right to own the land among women via Radio, TV and newspapers.