Through GBV the girl child suffered greatly both physically and psychologically and greatly reduced the possibility of returning to school to continue with their education. Through the armed conflict most of the girls were sexually abused resulting to them having early and unwanted pregnancies and others contracted HIV/AIDS. Gender Based Violence (GBV) was a significant factor influencing the girl child access to primary education in conflict prone zones. From the findings, the study showed that armed conflict in Tana River County was highly prevalent and negatively affected girl child access to primary education. The study used questionnaire for data collection and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study used purposive sampling technique to come up with the sample size. The study targeted 20 teachers and 250 girls. Target population was 1785 girls, 67 teachers of the affected schools and the DEO Tana Delta district and a few community members. The target population was all primary school girls in the Tana Delta District, teachers, the DEO Tana Delta district and the community in the District. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study findings may be used to develop principles and policies of universal application in improving girl child access to primary education in conflict prone areas in Kenya and Africa. Girls become more vulnerable during conflict where they are raped, injured, maimed, impregnated or made care givers of their siblings when their parents are killed. This has greatly affected girl child access to primary education in the area. Armed conflict has been persistent in Tana River County for years over natural resources. Elgon, Molo, Mandera, Tana River County among others. In Kenya, there are conflict prone areas for example Mt. Conflict is any disagreement between two or more parties which distabilizes the normal routine of those affected.
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