Effects of livestock related gender roles on pastoral children and their implication to RVF risk exposure

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0019en
cg.issn2791-223Xen
cg.issue1en
cg.journalCABI One Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen
cg.subject.ilriRVFen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume4en
dc.contributor.authorMutambo, Irene N.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernarden
dc.contributor.authorBukachi, S.A.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-12T12:27:09Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-12T12:27:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174523
dc.titleEffects of livestock related gender roles on pastoral children and their implication to RVF risk exposureen
dcterms.abstractBackground: Children in pastoral communities play a significant role in herding livestock, placing them at a high risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens such as the Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus. However, socioeconomic studies on knowledge, attitude and practices on RVF often involve adults and community trainings that are usually implemented to bridge knowledge gaps seldom involve children. Understanding how gender roles influence risk exposure is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies. Aim: This study sought to investigate how gender roles influence the vulnerability of pastoralist boys and girls to RVF in Isiolo County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to examine how the livestock-related roles of boys and girls in the pastoralist communities increase their risk of RVF, establish the knowledge that pastoralist boys and girls have about RVF and assess how livestock roles affect the lives of boys and girls in the pastoral communities. Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted in Isiolo County, Kenya. Data were collected using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with vignettes and key informant guides. Twelve sex-disaggregated focus group discussions of 106 discussants and 17 key informants were conducted. Data was transcribed, coded and analyzed in NVivo 14. Findings: We found that boys and girls had varying levels of knowledge about RVF, with boys showing a deeper understanding of RVF. Both girls and boys engage in livestock roles that expose them to RVF risk. Beyond RVF, pastoralism affects children’s access to education, health, and leisure time and exposes them to food insecurity. Conclusion: We conclude that both boys and girls face RVF risk, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and strategies that move beyond a general approach to RVF prevention within pastoralist communities. This is vital, as exposure pathways and vulnerabilities may differ due to gendered roles and responsibilities.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-05-09en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMutambo, I.N., Bett, B. and Bukachi, S.A. 2025. Effects of livestock related gender roles on pastoral children and their implication to RVF risk exposure. CABI One Health 4(1): 0019.en
dcterms.extent0019en
dcterms.issued2025-05-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherCAB Internationalen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen
dcterms.subjectrift valley feveren
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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