Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary; Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan; Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

| Peer-Reviewed

Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary, Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan, Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo

Published in European Business & Management (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 1 October 2017 Accepted: 11 November 2017 Published: 14 December 2017

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Women are important segment of the human population and appropriate investment in their welfare would be of great benefit at individual, household, and community levels. There has been an increasing incidence of welfare deprivation among women in rural Nigeria. Thus this study examined the welfare deprivation of women in rural North-West (NW) Nigeria. Secondary data from Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS, 2013) was used for this study and 6798 rural women were sampled in the survey. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, fuzzy analysis and logit regression. The mean age of women in NW is 30 years and a standard deviation of 9. Majority of the women in NW had no formal education (85.80%) and this is a major contributor to women’s welfare. Women in this region have a mean household size of 7 and this had an effect on their deprivation status. The Deprivation Index for rural women ranges from 0.01 to 0.82 with a mean value of 0.30. Educational attainment, employment type, household size, marital status, age of the woman, state of residence determines a woman’s deprivation status in rural NW. The study concluded that women are deprived in rural NW. Government and non-Governmental Organisations should put in place measures to augment human capacity development of the women in NW through increased school funding in order to overcome the financial constraints of parents involvement in educating up-coming generations.

Published in	European Business & Management (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12
Page(s)	9-17
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Asset, Deprivation, North-West Nigeria, Welfare, Women

References

[1]	Adeoti, A. and A. O. Oni. (2009). Demand for reproductive health and child mortality, in Nigeria. www.poppov.org/Portals/1/documents/papers/26.Adeoti.pdf.
[2]	Adeoti A. O and Akinwande B (2013): Poverty and Well being of Women in rural Nigeria. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. VDM Verlagsservicegesellschaf.
[3]	Agbodji A. E., Maweki Y., Ouedraogo B. D, (2015). "Gender inequality in multidimensional welfare deprivation in West Africa", International Journal of Social Economics, 42 (11), 980–1004.
[4]	Alaye-Ogan, E. O. (2008). Rural poverty among women in Nigeria: A case study of Abuja satellite communities of Nigeria. A Dissertation submitted to the School of Post Graduate Studies, t Clements University, Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Economics.
[5]	Cook, S. (2013). Combating poverty and inequality: What role for social protection? Paper presented at the Asia Public Policy Forum, Jakarta, Indonesia May 28-30.
[6]	Day-Hookoomsing, P. (2002). Women and the New World economy: an island's experience. Women in Management Review, 17 (7), 308-317.
[7]	Gyimah-Brempong, K. (2002). Corruption, economic growth, and income inequality in Africa. Economics of Governance, 3 (3), 183–209.
[8]	Majumder, A. (2006). The state and plight of Indian women: a multidimensional assessment of well-being based on Sen’s functioning approach. In International Conference of the uman Development and Capability Association: Freedom and Justice, September, Groningen, the Netherlands.
[9]	Martinetti E. C (2000). A Multidimensional Assessment Of Wellbeing Based On Sen’s Functioning Approach. Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 108, 207-239.
[10]	Morrison, D. (1971). Some Notes Toward Theory on Relative Deprivation, Social Movements, And Social Change. The American Behavioral Scientist, 14 (5), 675.
[11]	National Bureau of Statistics. (2012). The Nigeria poverty profile 2010 report.
[12]	NDHS (2013). Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey.
[13]	Ologbon O. A. C., Adeoti A. I., Omonona B. T. and Falusi A. O (2012). Welfare Deprivation Among Riverine Households In Southwestern Nigeria. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, 7 (5), 330-341.
[14]	Oni, O. A. and Adepoju, T. A. (2011). A Capability Approach to the Analysis of Rural Households’ Wellbeing In Nigeria. MPRA Paper No. 34508.
[15]	Oyekale, A. S and Okunmadewa, F. Y. (2008). Fuzzy Set Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Analysis in Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences, 3 (7), 490-495.
[16]	Pampalon, R., and Raymond, G. (2000). A deprivation index for health and welfare planning in Quebec. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, 21 (3), 104.
[17]	Rasaki S. D (2016): Poverty and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Issues and Policies, Journal of Poverty, DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2016.1141383.
[18]	Salmond, C. E., Crampton, P., and Atkinson, J. (2007). NZ Dep 2006 index of deprivation.
[19]	Townsend, P. (1979): Poverty in the United Kingdom. A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books.
[20]	Townsend P. (1987). Deprivation, Journal of Social Policy, 16 (2), 125-146.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary, Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan, Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. (2017). Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. European Business & Management, 4(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary; Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan; Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. Eur. Bus. Manag. 2017, 4(1), 9-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary, Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan, Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. Eur Bus Manag. 2017;4(1):9-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12,
  author = {Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary and Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan and Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo},
  title = {Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria},
  journal = {European Business & Management},
  volume = {4},
  number = {1},
  pages = {9-17},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ebm.20180401.12},
  abstract = {Women are important segment of the human population and appropriate investment in their welfare would be of great benefit at individual, household, and community levels. There has been an increasing incidence of welfare deprivation among women in rural Nigeria. Thus this study examined the welfare deprivation of women in rural North-West (NW) Nigeria. Secondary data from Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS, 2013) was used for this study and 6798 rural women were sampled in the survey. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, fuzzy analysis and logit regression. The mean age of women in NW is 30 years and a standard deviation of 9. Majority of the women in NW had no formal education (85.80%) and this is a major contributor to women’s welfare. Women in this region have a mean household size of 7 and this had an effect on their deprivation status. The Deprivation Index for rural women ranges from 0.01 to 0.82 with a mean value of 0.30. Educational attainment, employment type, household size, marital status, age of the woman, state of residence determines a woman’s deprivation status in rural NW. The study concluded that women are deprived in rural NW. Government and non-Governmental Organisations should put in place measures to augment human capacity development of the women in NW through increased school funding in order to overcome the financial constraints of parents involvement in educating up-coming generations.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download

TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria
AU - Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary
AU - Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan
AU - Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo
Y1 - 2017/12/14
PY - 2017
N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12
DO - 10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12
T2 - European Business & Management
JF - European Business & Management
JO - European Business & Management
SP - 9
EP - 17
PB - Science Publishing Group
SN - 2575-5811
UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12
AB - Women are important segment of the human population and appropriate investment in their welfare would be of great benefit at individual, household, and community levels. There has been an increasing incidence of welfare deprivation among women in rural Nigeria. Thus this study examined the welfare deprivation of women in rural North-West (NW) Nigeria. Secondary data from Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS, 2013) was used for this study and 6798 rural women were sampled in the survey. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, fuzzy analysis and logit regression. The mean age of women in NW is 30 years and a standard deviation of 9. Majority of the women in NW had no formal education (85.80%) and this is a major contributor to women’s welfare. Women in this region have a mean household size of 7 and this had an effect on their deprivation status. The Deprivation Index for rural women ranges from 0.01 to 0.82 with a mean value of 0.30. Educational attainment, employment type, household size, marital status, age of the woman, state of residence determines a woman’s deprivation status in rural NW. The study concluded that women are deprived in rural NW. Government and non-Governmental Organisations should put in place measures to augment human capacity development of the women in NW through increased school funding in order to overcome the financial constraints of parents involvement in educating up-coming generations.
VL - 4
IS - 1
ER -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo

Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary, Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan, Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. (2017). Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. European Business & Management, 4(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary; Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan; Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. Eur. Bus. Manag. 2017, 4(1), 9-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary, Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan, Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo. Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria. Eur Bus Manag. 2017;4(1):9-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12,
  author = {Oladokun Yetunde Olasimbo Mary and Kemisola Omorinre Adenegan and Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo},
  title = {Welfare Deprivation of Women in Rural North-West, Nigeria},
  journal = {European Business & Management},
  volume = {4},
  number = {1},
  pages = {9-17},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ebm.20180401.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ebm.20180401.12},
  abstract = {Women are important segment of the human population and appropriate investment in their welfare would be of great benefit at individual, household, and community levels. There has been an increasing incidence of welfare deprivation among women in rural Nigeria. Thus this study examined the welfare deprivation of women in rural North-West (NW) Nigeria. Secondary data from Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS, 2013) was used for this study and 6798 rural women were sampled in the survey. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, fuzzy analysis and logit regression. The mean age of women in NW is 30 years and a standard deviation of 9. Majority of the women in NW had no formal education (85.80%) and this is a major contributor to women’s welfare. Women in this region have a mean household size of 7 and this had an effect on their deprivation status. The Deprivation Index for rural women ranges from 0.01 to 0.82 with a mean value of 0.30. Educational attainment, employment type, household size, marital status, age of the woman, state of residence determines a woman’s deprivation status in rural NW. The study concluded that women are deprived in rural NW. Government and non-Governmental Organisations should put in place measures to augment human capacity development of the women in NW through increased school funding in order to overcome the financial constraints of parents involvement in educating up-coming generations.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download