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    An assessment of impact of Lumberers population mobility on HIV/AIDS prevalence in Makete district, Tanzania
    (University of Dar es Salaam., 2019) Ndossi, Furaha
    The study assessed the impact of lumbering and population mobility on HIV/AIDs in Makete district in Tanzania. The study specifically (i) examined the socio-economic and external factors influencing HIV prevalence in Makete district, (ii) examined the impact of lumbering and population mobility on HIV prevalence in Makete district and (iii) evaluated possible intervention measures of lumbering and population mobility in influencing HIV prevalence in the district. A sample of 130 respondents was taken from Makete population which has a total of 97266. The total population was divided into strata of urban and rural to reveal real impact to HIV/AIDs spread in the area. Qualitative data collection methods such as; focus group discussions and key informant interviews were used to reveal the inner factors and reasons for the situation. The study found that occupation, land issues, market forces or conditions and poverty as socio economic factors leading to HIV prevalence at Makete District in Tanzania. The study also observed that migration of people, insufficient and accessibility of health services and intensive agriculture activities are the external factor for HIV prevalence at Makete District in Tanzania. The study revealed that lumbering project in Makete District in Tanzania brought a high impact on improving economic status of people, destruction of environment, population decrease at the area, creation of employment activities and increase of infection of HIV AIDS. It is observed that to large extent lumbering project influences HTV prevalence at Makete District in Njombe Region, Tanzania. The study recommends that socio economic factors and the external factors that have been found to facilitate HIV prevalence at Makete District Njombe Region in Tanzania have to be critically studied in order to provide the best mechanism of addressing or reducing HIV prevalence in the area.