Name
Evaline Gabriel Mcharo

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Geography and Economics

Biography

Biography

Dr. Evaline Mcharo is a Lecturer in the department of geography and economics in the Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences. she holds a PhD in population from the University of Nairobi. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the university of Dar es Salaam. Her teaching areas include Population Studies, Research, Gender and Disaster. Her research and scholarly work focus on   reproductive health, public health and gender and disaster  

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Email Address
evaline.mcharo@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Reproductive Health, Public Health, Gender and Disaster

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Projects

Projects

  1. Principal Investigator: Integrated Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing Technology for Modeling Potential Groundwater Zones and Optimum Location of Water Supply Tanks in Reducing Water Stress in Dar es Salaam- 5th Call for Competitive Research and Innovation Grants 2022/2023- University of Dar es Salaam, March 2023-March 2024.

     

    2. Co-Principal Investigator:  Application of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing in Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Flood Impacts in the Lower Rufiji Floodplain, Tanzania, 5th Call for Competitive Research and Innovation Grants 2022/2023- University of Dar es Salaam, March 2023-March 2024.

     

    3. Co–Principal Investigator: Baseline Survey on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on Cancer for the Comprehensive Cancer Care Project–by the Aga Khan Foundation, Tanzania (AKF, TANZANIA), August 2021-May 2022

Publications

Publications

  1. Mcharo, E.G. (2021).  Factors that Facilitate the Uptake of Post Abortion Care (PAC) Services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzanian Journal of Population & Development, 28(1), 1-6.

     

  2. Mcharo, E.G. (2022). Determinants of Handwashing Without Soap in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic Health Malaria Indicator Survey. Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies & Development, 29(1), 65–78.

     

  3. Magashi, J.N.; Mcharo, E.G & Mlay, J.F. (2023). What Explains the Rural-Urban Inequalities in Maternal Health Services Utilization in Tanzania? A Fairlie Decomposition Analysis. Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 6(2), 47-55. 

     

  4. Kaucky, M.S. & Mcharo, E.G. (2025). Exposure to household air pollution from unclean cooking fuels and child stunting in Tanzania. Population and Environment (47). 

     

  5. Mcharo, E.G. (2025). Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2021 High-Frequency Welfare Monitoring Phone Survey. Tanzania Journal for Health Research, 26(5), 2549-2566.

     

  6. Masawe, C.A.; Mcharo E.G & Masawe G.B. (2019). Women’s Autonomy in Decision Making on Own Health Care in Tanzania. Journal of Education Humanities and Science, 8(2), 18-33.