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Magolanga Shagembe

Magolanga Shagembe

Lecturer

College of Social Sciences

Sociology

Biography

Lecturer, researcher, and consultant in social thought and behaviour, child and adolescent development and learning, domestic workers' lived experiences, mental health and psychosocial well-being, the application of statistics in psychology, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. Shagembe is also a certified national master trainer in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services in Tanzania, serves in different leadership positions such as being the current president of the Tanzanian Psychological Association (TAPA), Deputy Secretary General of the National Technical Working Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services in Tanzania, and the Managing Editor of the Journal of Population Studies and Development Studies.

Research Interest

Social thought and behaviour, child and adolescent development and learning; domestic workers' lived experiences, mental health and psychosocial well-being; application of statistics in Psychology; mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services. 

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Projects

Postdoctoral Researcher in the Project: Youth wellbeing, healthy mind, and Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Tanzania (2025-2027)

Publications

  1. Shagembe M, Onuekwe CE, Kamanyi E, Kessy AT, Haonga T, Mwengee WM. The role of social influence on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and acceptance in Tanzania. J Public Health Africa. 2025; 16(3), a704. https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v16i3.704

     

  2. Kamanyi E, Shagembe M, Sambaiga R, et al. Sociocultural practices and COVID-19 prevention: A qualitative study of Mtwara, Shinyanga, and Arusha, Tanzania. J Public Health Africa. 2025; 16(3), a713. https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v16i3.713

     

  3. Shagembe, M., & Ndaluka, T. (2023). Exploration of the Child Domestic Workers’ Lived Experiences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Sociology, 9 (1): 51-80. Accessible at https://doi.org/10.56279/tajoso.v9i1.120

     

  4. Shagembe, M., & Ndaluka, T. (2022). Are Child Domestic Workers Key Ingredients in Employers’ Households? Employers’ Perceptions towards Child Domestic Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development, 29 (2): 107-123. Accessible at https://doi.org/10.56279/tjpsd.v29i2

     

  5. Shagembe, M., Kinanda, J., Senga, M., & Ndaluka, T. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among Individuals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Sociology, 8 (1): 132-153. Accessible at https://tajoso.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/tjs/issue/view/8

     

  6. Shagembe, M., & Loti Mgonda, N.. (2022). The Relationship between Parents’ Socio-Economic Status and Pre-schoolers’ Cognitive Development in Tanzania. Journal of Humanities & Amp; Social Science (JHSS), 10 (6). accessible at https://jehs.duce.ac.tz/index.php/jehs/article/view/116

     

  7. Ndaluka, T., Shagembe, M., Kinanda, J., & Simon, V. (2021). Faith in the times of COVID-19: Integrating religion in the fight against COVID-19 in Tanzania. Folklore (Estonia), 82: 117-134, accessible at http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol82/tanzania.pdf