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

• Published in: Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 107 - 125
• Main Author: Popoola, Kehinde Olayinka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Sciendo 01.03.2022; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Child poverty; poverty; R11; R12; R23; rural border communities; rural communities; 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...