Assessment of Child Poverty in Rural Border Communities of South-Western and Central Nigeria

This study assessed child poverty in rural border communities of Nigeria. Primary data were used: children (5–16 years old) were respondents of the questionnaire. The study participants were 58% male and 42% female. Also, many of the children were in the age bracket of 11–15 years and more than half...

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Published inEconomic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 107 - 125
Main Author Popoola, Kehinde Olayinka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Sciendo 01.03.2022
De Gruyter Poland
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Child poverty
poverty
R11
R12
R23
rural border communities
rural communities
Nigeria
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Summary:This study assessed child poverty in rural border communities of Nigeria. Primary data were used: children (5–16 years old) were respondents of the questionnaire. The study participants were 58% male and 42% female. Also, many of the children were in the age bracket of 11–15 years and more than half (53.9%) of them had no formal education and were engaged in farming. Most of the children (72.4%) earned between NGN 3,000 and NGN 10,000 as their monthly income. The results further revealed that in the three local government areas, the girls had experienced severe poverty more than the boys. The study also found that the children were severely deprived of safe drinking water, health care facilities, education and a sanitary environment – especially because there were no toilet facilities in these areas. The study reveals the need for clean portable water, basic health care and well-equipped primary and secondary schools to be provided.
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ISSN:2451-182X
2083-3725
2451-182X
DOI:10.2478/ers-2022-0008