This study analysed factors influencing food security status of female headed farm households in Abia state, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was employed in selecting 240 female headed farm households from whom data were collected using structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, food security indices and probit regression technique. Result...

from the perspective of rural development experts, organize small enterprise, s (ses), is a strategy for empowering villagers, especially poor women's and rural women heads of household. hundreds of ses by women heads of household has been launched in iran. this research has been done to evaluate the effects of ses on women's economic empowerment of rural women heads of household in t...

Background and Aim: Family female heads are one of the most vulnerable groups in the society and empowering them is essential. This research was a systematic study to design and develop a model of educational needs of female heads in the female-headed households. Materials and Methods: This study was a qualitative applied research of a research synthetic type conducted using content-analysis ...

most of the population of nigeria is rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood. this paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in nigeria using the tobit regression model. through the multistage sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. the result of tobit regression analysis shows that inc...

Divorce is increasingly common around the world. Its causes, dynamics, and socioeconomic impacts have been widely studied, but little research has addressed its environmental impacts. We found that average household size (number of people in a household) in divorced households (households with divorced heads) was 27-41% smaller than married households (households with married heads) in 12 count...

BACKGROUND Assistance during delivery by a skilled attendant is recommended as a means to reduce child and maternal mortality. Globally, higher levels of maternal education have been associated with better health behaviours at delivery. However, given that heads of households tend to be the decision makers regarding accessing healthcare, some educated mothers may find themselves prevented from ...

Most of the population of Nigeria is rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood. This paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in Nigeria using the Tobit regression model. Through the multistage sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. The Result of Tobit regression analysis shows that inc...

The present study seeks to examine the factors affecting information search of heads of households in purchasing an outbound package tour. A sample of 60 academics and non-academics in the field of tourism was chosen. Sampling methods were judgmental and snowball sampling. In order to gather data, we used a semi-structured interview.  Thematic analysis was applied for data analysis, and the col...