Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria
This study examined the livelihood information endowment as a correlate of material quality of life among rural women in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 384 respondents using an interview schedule. Data collected on socioeconomic characteristics, livelihood info...
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| author | Adeniyi, Rhoda Titilayo Yekinni, Oyedeji Taofeek |
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| description | This study examined the livelihood information endowment as a correlate of material quality of life among rural women in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 384 respondents using an interview schedule. Data collected on socioeconomic characteristics, livelihood information endowment (livelihood information sought and sources of information); constraints to livelihood information endowment and material quality of life were analysed with percentages, mean, standard deviation, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-square at α0.05. The results showed that most of the respondents were cooperative society members (51.6%) with a mean year of former education being 8.0±4.62 years. The most accessible information sources were mobile phones (3.73±0.90) and husband (3.72±0.82) with livelihood information endowment being high at 55.7%. However, respondents’ prominent constraints to livelihood information endowment were network problem (0.40) and poor rural infrastructure (0.39). The respondents’ material quality of life status was low 52.1%, as most did not possess landed properties (58.1%). A significant relationship existed between respondents’ material quality of life and livelihood information endowment (r=0.134), social group belonged (r=0.153) and constraint to livelihood information endowment (r=-0.017). Constraints to livelihood information endowment inform the respondents’ Material Quality of Life status. Network providers should offer efficient services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f747250f53f4a12bab2bf4349fd59832023-07-24T09:20:22ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512023-07-01273113https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i3.1Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, NigeriaAdeniyi, Rhoda Titilayo0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-7599Yekinni, Oyedeji Taofeek1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-4408Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo state, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.This study examined the livelihood information endowment as a correlate of material quality of life among rural women in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 384 respondents using an interview schedule. Data collected on socioeconomic characteristics, livelihood information endowment (livelihood information sought and sources of information); constraints to livelihood information endowment and material quality of life were analysed with percentages, mean, standard deviation, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-square at α0.05. The results showed that most of the respondents were cooperative society members (51.6%) with a mean year of former education being 8.0±4.62 years. The most accessible information sources were mobile phones (3.73±0.90) and husband (3.72±0.82) with livelihood information endowment being high at 55.7%. However, respondents’ prominent constraints to livelihood information endowment were network problem (0.40) and poor rural infrastructure (0.39). The respondents’ material quality of life status was low 52.1%, as most did not possess landed properties (58.1%). A significant relationship existed between respondents’ material quality of life and livelihood information endowment (r=0.134), social group belonged (r=0.153) and constraint to livelihood information endowment (r=-0.017). Constraints to livelihood information endowment inform the respondents’ Material Quality of Life status. Network providers should offer efficient services. https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3381: information sourcesmaterial possessionsquality of lifelivelihood information |
| spellingShingle | Adeniyi, Rhoda Titilayo Yekinni, Oyedeji Taofeek Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension : information sources material possessions quality of life livelihood information |
| title | Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria |
| title_full | Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria |
| title_short | Livelihood Information Endowment as a Correlate of Material Quality of Life among Rural Women in Southwest, Nigeria |
| title_sort | livelihood information endowment as a correlate of material quality of life among rural women in southwest nigeria |
| topic | : information sources material possessions quality of life livelihood information |
| url | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/3381 |
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