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Religion and Fertility Behavior Among Ever-Married Women in Nigeria: Evidence from the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey 2018 尼日利亚已婚妇女的宗教和生育行为:来自2018年尼日利亚人口健康调查的证据
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0230
Endurance Uzobo, Iteimowei Major
Using the 2018 Nigeria Demography and Health Survey (NDHS), this study was designed to examine the impact of religion on fertility behaviour. The theoretical basis of this study was Philip Jenkins’s Fertility and Faith hypothesis and the Religious Alloparenting hypothesis. The NDHS used a stratified sample that was chosen in two steps. First, a household listing operation was conducted in each of the chosen Enumeration Areas. Next, a fixed number of 30 households were chosen through equal probability systematic sampling in each cluster, yielding a total sample size of about 42,000 households. 42,121 women between the ages of 15 and 49 were found in the various houses, and individual interviews with 41,821 of them were later conducted. In this study, 8061 respondents were used in the analysis. Data gleaned from the NDHS was analyzed in this study, using descriptive statistics. The respondents’ religions were Catholic, other Christians, Islam and other religions. Catholic (9.4%), non-Catholic Christians (34.4%), Islam (55.5%), and other religions (0.7%). Islamic religion had low use of contraceptives i.e., 90.3% of no method, Catholics made more use of the traditional method of 12.5% than other religions. There was also a significant association between the use of contraceptives and religion. Muslim respondents got married below the age of 19 (77.3%), age 19 and 30 (22.1%) while Catholic got married below the age of 19 (34.2%), 19 and 30 (61.4%) Other Christians (36.7%) of its respondents below age 18, 19-30 (58.7%) and 31 and above (4.4%). Some of the recommendations made were to bring enlightenment to the public on the National Population Policy to guide or restrict the number of children by couples through religious leaders and also to make modern contraceptives acceptable by all religions.
本研究利用2018年尼日利亚人口与健康调查(NDHS),旨在研究宗教对生育行为的影响。本研究的理论基础是菲利普·詹金斯的生育与信仰假说和宗教异族养育假说。国家人口与健康调查采用了分两步选择的分层样本。首先,在每个选定的查点地区进行住户登记。然后,在每组中通过等概率系统抽样抽取固定数量的30户,总样本量约为4.2万户。在各个房子里发现了42121名年龄在15岁至49岁之间的妇女,随后对其中的41821人进行了个别访谈。在本研究中,8061名受访者被用于分析。本研究采用描述性统计方法对国家人口健康调查收集的数据进行分析。受访者的宗教信仰有天主教、其他基督教、伊斯兰教和其他宗教。天主教(9.4%)、非天主教基督徒(34.4%)、伊斯兰教(55.5%)和其他宗教(0.7%)。伊斯兰教使用避孕药具的比例较低,即90.3%的人不使用避孕方法,天主教徒使用传统避孕方法的比例为12.5%,高于其他宗教。使用避孕药具与宗教之间也有重要的联系。穆斯林受访者结婚年龄在19岁以下(77.3%),19岁和30岁(22.1%),而天主教徒结婚年龄在19岁以下(34.2%),19岁和30岁(61.4%)其他基督徒(36.7%)的受访者在18岁以下,19-30岁(58.7%)和31岁及以上(4.4%)。所提出的一些建议是使公众了解国家人口政策,通过宗教领袖指导或限制夫妇生育子女的数量,并使现代避孕药具为所有宗教所接受。
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COPING STRATEGY OF UNIVERSITY HOST COMMUNITIES DURING INDUSTRIAL ACTION: NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY IN VIEW 工业行动中大学收容社区的应对策略:以尼日尔三角洲大学为例
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0250
Woyengitari Imbazi
Industrial actions are complex social problems with debilitating socio-economic consequences on an organisation and its host communities. Notwithstanding this, a number of studies have neglected the coping mechanisms employed by host communities to deal with industrial strikes, focusing solely on the effects of labour disputes on workers and production. This study therefore investigates how host communities deal with industrial activities at the Niger Delta University (NDU). The latency theory served as the framework, while a cross-sectional research design was employed. Amassoma and Ogobiri communities were purposively selected for the study due to their proximity to NDU. A total sample of 418 respondents (aged ≥18 years) were selected, using Yamane’s (1965) sample size determination formula. Simple random sampling was used to administer a structured questionnaire to respondents in the selected host communities. Twelve In-Depth Interviews and six Focus Group Discussion sessions were held among business owners, farmers, landlords, commercial motorcyclists, and students to complement: the quantitative data. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, while the qualitative data were content-analyzed. Findings from the study indicated that location change, occupation change, involvement in social vices, partying, etc were the main coping strategies adopted by members of host communities to deal with industrial actions at the Niger Delta University. The study, therefore, concluded that industrial actions affected host communities negatively. It is thus recommended that members of the host communities seek alternative vocational skills as livelihood sources to reduce the likely impact of NDU labour actions.
工业行动是复杂的社会问题,会对组织及其所在社区造成削弱性的社会经济后果。尽管如此,一些研究忽略了东道社区用来处理工业罢工的应对机制,只关注劳资纠纷对工人和生产的影响。因此,本研究调查了尼日尔三角洲大学(NDU)的收容社区如何处理工业活动。本研究以潜伏期理论为框架,采用横断面研究设计。由于Amassoma和Ogobiri社区靠近NDU,因此有意选择它们作为研究对象。采用Yamane(1965)样本量确定公式,选取年龄≥18岁的调查对象共418人。采用简单随机抽样对选定的东道社区的受访者进行结构化问卷调查。在企业主、农民、房东、商业摩托车手和学生中进行了12次深度访谈和6次焦点小组讨论,以补充定量数据。定量资料采用描述性统计分析,定性资料采用内容分析。研究结果表明,地点变化、职业变化、参与社会恶习、聚会等是东道国社区成员应对尼日尔三角洲大学工业行动的主要应对策略。因此,这项研究得出的结论是,工业行动对东道社区产生了负面影响。因此,建议东道社区的成员寻求其他职业技能作为生计来源,以减少民族民主联盟劳工行动可能产生的影响。
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COVID-19 and the State of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Persons in North-Eastern Borno State of Nigeria 2019冠状病毒病与尼日利亚东北部博尔诺州冲突引发的国内流离失所者状况
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0220
Victor Sokari, Adewale Idowu Harrison
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had adverse effects on the health and socio-economic lives of people all over the world. These effects could be disproportionately felt by vulnerable populations of which conflict-induced internally displaced persons (IDPs) are part of. While attention is often focused on the effect of the pandemic on other populations, vulnerable populations like the IDPs are often neglected. This article fills this gap by examining the state of conflict-induced IDPs in conflict-ridden Borno State of Nigeria in the face of the pandemic. The article adopts an exploratory research design and the qualitative method, using primary data sourced from semi-structured interviews, and analyses the data using discourse analysis. Findings show that given the living conditions in the IDP camps, social/physical distancing was difficult to practice, that special measures were put in place to protect IDPs from contracting the virus; that the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 had an adverse effect on the welfare of IDPs; and that the pandemic brought new health and safety challenges in the IDP camps, but not security challenges. The article concludes that the pandemic had adversely impacted the lives of conflict-induced IDPs, albeit, it had not spread among them.
冠状病毒(COVID-19)大流行对世界各地人民的健康和社会经济生活产生了不利影响。弱势群体尤其容易感受到这些影响,而冲突引发的国内流离失所者就是其中的一部分。人们往往把注意力集中在大流行病对其他人群的影响上,而国内流离失所者等弱势群体往往被忽视。这篇文章填补了这一空白,审查了尼日利亚博尔诺州冲突频发的国内流离失所者在面对疫情时的状况。本文采用探索性研究设计和定性方法,使用半结构化访谈的原始数据,并使用语篇分析对数据进行分析。调查结果表明,鉴于国内流离失所者营地的生活条件,很难实行社交/物理距离,并采取了特别措施保护国内流离失所者免受病毒感染;COVID-19造成的封锁对国内流离失所者的福利产生了不利影响;疫情给国内流离失所者营地带来了新的健康和安全挑战,但没有带来安全挑战。文章的结论是,这种流行病对冲突引起的国内流离失所者的生活产生了不利影响,尽管它没有在他们之间蔓延。
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Perceived Stressors and Coping Strategies among University Undergraduate Students Of the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State 尼日尔三角洲大学巴耶尔萨州立大学本科生感知压力源及应对策略
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0210
Undutimi J. Dudafa
This study investigated the perceived stressors and coping strategies among university undergraduate students at the Niger Delta University. The Cognitive Appraisal Theory by Richard Lazarus served as the theoretical framework for this study. The cross-sectional survey design was used to sample 300 undergraduate students at the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State through a random sampling technique. Data for this study was collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Data collected for this study was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p<0.05. Findings from the study revealed that the average age of the respondents was 23.03±2.77, while about half of the respondents were male (50.7%). The study also revealed that a significant number of the respondents (71.0%) affirmed that they were stressed at the time of the study. Perceived stressors of undergraduate students include; academic workload, depression, finance, etc. It is recommended that the University should organize programs on stress management that will teach students how to deal with stressful events and develop good coping mechanisms.
本研究调查了尼日三角洲大学本科生的压力源感知及应对策略。Richard Lazarus的认知评价理论是本研究的理论框架。采用横断面调查设计,对巴耶尔萨州尼日尔三角洲大学的300名本科生进行随机抽样。本研究的数据是通过自我管理的结构化问卷收集的。本研究收集的数据采用描述性统计和推断性统计,p < 0.05。调查结果显示,受访者的平均年龄为23.03±2.77岁,其中男性约占一半(50.7%)。调查结果还显示,相当多的应答者(71.0%)表示在接受调查时感到了压力。大学生感知压力源包括;学业负担、抑郁、财务等。建议大学应组织压力管理课程,教学生如何处理压力事件,并建立良好的应对机制。
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CARE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR ADOLESCENT ORPHANS IN YENAGOA CITY, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA 尼日利亚巴耶尔萨州叶纳戈阿市青少年孤儿的关怀和社会支持
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0260
Grace A.T Scent, Michael Ayodele Ibikunle
The number of orphans is steadily increasing globally, with over 140 million children between the ages of 0 and 17 orphaned worldwide. However, the level of care and social support for these groups of persons have largely been ignored by studies in recent times. It is on this note that this study has been designed to investigate the care and social support of adolescent orphans in Nigeria, using Yenagoa City in Bayelsa State as a case study. The theoretical framework of this study is rooted in the stress-buffering hypothesis of Cohen and McKay (1984). This cross-sectional survey sampled 120 adolescent orphans found in orphanage homes in Yengoa City through a respondent driven sampling technique. Data for the study were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire, while data analysis was done using descriptive statistics such as percentages, frequency distribution tables charts, and chi-square cross-tabulation. Findings from the study revealed that adolescent orphans were not satisfied with the care provided by the caregivers, as most of them come late for duties, especially the nurses. Also, the services that caregivers are supposed to provide most times are hardly rendered according to a significant number of adolescent caregivers. Additionally, Non-governmental organisations are the major organisation providing social support for orphans in the city. The study also concluded that the major form of social support orphans receive is instrumental support which includes; money, food items, clothes, etc. Finally, factors associated with receiving social support include; the age group of the respondents (x2= 6.720; P<0.05), ethnicity (x2= 13.349; P<0.05), and age at the entrance into orphanage homes (x2= 6.720; P<0.05). The study, therefore, recommended that there is the need for government involvement in the care and support of its vulnerable population.
全球孤儿数量正在稳步增长,全世界有超过1.4亿0至17岁的儿童成为孤儿。然而,最近的研究在很大程度上忽视了对这些群体的照顾和社会支持水平。正是基于这一点,本研究旨在调查尼日利亚对青少年孤儿的照顾和社会支持情况,并以巴耶尔萨州叶纳戈阿市为案例研究。本研究的理论框架植根于Cohen和McKay(1984)的应力缓冲假说。本横断面调查抽样120名青少年孤儿发现在孤儿院在延戈阿市通过受访者驱动抽样技术。该研究的数据是通过自我管理的问卷收集的,而数据分析则使用描述性统计数据,如百分比、频率分布表和卡方交叉表。研究发现,青少年孤儿对照顾者的照顾不满意,大多迟到,尤其是护士。此外,照护者大多数时候应该提供的服务,根据相当多的青少年照护者,几乎没有提供。此外,非政府组织是为城市孤儿提供社会支持的主要组织。研究还得出结论,孤儿获得的主要社会支持形式是工具性支持,其中包括;钱、食物、衣服等。最后,与获得社会支持相关的因素包括;被调查者的年龄层(x2= 6.720;p < 0.05)、种族(x2= 13.349;P<0.05),进入孤儿院的年龄(x2= 6.720;术中,0.05)。因此,这项研究建议,政府有必要参与照顾和支助其脆弱人口的工作。
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LESOTHO’S WHITE GOLD: A POTENTIAL SOURCE FOR VIRTUAL WATER TRADE 莱索托的白金:虚拟水交易的潜在来源
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0270
Mahlakeng Mahlakeng
In literature, the significance of virtual water trade takes many different shapes. In order to increase regional water use efficiency and attain water security in water-scarce regions and/or countries of the world, virtual water trade among nations and even continents could be utilised as a tool. The economy, diplomacy, and internal and international food security are all benefited by Lesotho’s water resources. One of Lesotho’s most precious resources, water, makes a significant contribution to the country’s prospects for long-term, sustainable economic development. In a setting with significant natural climatic volatility, the World Bank determined that improving water security will be crucial to meeting future demand. Water is widely considered as “white gold” in Lesotho. Water is abundant in Lesotho, a blessed nation. Given its plenty of water and low present water consumption, Lesotho is unlikely to develop either water stress or scarcity in the foreseeable future. Thus, there is still opportunity for expanding water use as a source of income, including virtual water trading. Lesotho needs to take into account the water and food shortages in the waterscarce Gulf region and the idea of virtual water trade, which has significant social, economic, and political advantages. The aim of this paper is to assert the importance of Lesotho’s abundant water resource to the global political and economic landscape, and the discourse of virtual water trade. While countries are minimising their direct or indirect water use of producing strategic agricultural and industrial goods, Lesotho can make use of this situation in order to maximise revenue.
在文学作品中,虚拟水交易的意义有许多不同的形式。为了提高区域用水效率和在世界缺水地区和/或国家实现水安全,可以利用国家之间甚至大陆之间的虚拟水贸易作为一种工具。莱索托的水资源对经济、外交、国内和国际粮食安全都有好处。水是莱索托最宝贵的资源之一,对该国长期、可持续经济发展的前景作出了重大贡献。在一个自然气候剧烈波动的环境中,世界银行认为改善水安全对于满足未来需求至关重要。在莱索托,水被普遍认为是“白色的黄金”。莱索托是一个受祝福的国家,水资源丰富。鉴于莱索托拥有丰富的水资源和目前较低的用水量,在可预见的未来,莱索托不太可能出现水资源紧张或短缺的情况。因此,仍有机会扩大用水作为一种收入来源,包括虚拟水交易。莱索托需要考虑到缺水的海湾地区的水和粮食短缺,以及虚拟水贸易的想法,这具有重大的社会、经济和政治优势。本文的目的是断言莱索托丰富的水资源对全球政治和经济格局的重要性,以及虚拟水贸易的话语。虽然各国正在尽量减少生产战略农业和工业产品的直接或间接用水,莱索托可以利用这种情况,以便最大限度地增加收入。
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INSECURITY IN THE LAKE CHAD REGION AND NIGERIA’S RISING DEFENCE BUDGETS 乍得湖地区的不安全局势和尼日利亚不断增加的国防预算
Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.36108/wjss/3202.80.0240
Murtala Muhammad, Ismail Hussain, Kester Chukwuma Onor
With the advancement in technology, globalization, ideological explosions and the widespread of light weapons across the globe, the world is fast becoming insecure. In the contemporary world, insecurity knows no bound. Today, terrorism, mass – shooting, kidnapping and banditry have become threats to peace and security and are the highest contributors to humanitarian crises globally as well as the Lake Chad Region. This paper provides analytical and graphic scenarios of increase in defence budget, forgoing critical sectors of human capital development and infrastructure to finance wars and instabilities which only succeeds in making a cyclical adventure of insecurities. The study makes comparative analysis of the phenomenon from 2011 to 2020 when the budget was N121 billion; but with heightened insecurity, the budget was raised to N899 billion. The analyses showed that increase in the defence budget is at the expense of other critical sectors of development including education, agriculture, health and infrastructural development. Equally, the huge budgetary provisions for defence are evidently mismanaged and easily fall into the mighty loop of corruption. Corruption helps elongate the period of war; thereby putting the lives of the citizenry in danger. These lead to less informed society; high unemployment rate; unhealthy citizenry and many other factors that eventually booster insecurity. . The increase in the defence budget meant to ensure the efficacy of all the policies of government in ensuring a stable and peaceful nation does the opposite by opening plethora of security challenges. The study employed a progressive theory of public expenditure and relies on both primary and secondary sources of data. This study can be used as a benchmark by policy makers to formulate a policy that can create a peaceful atmosphere and the development of a comprehensive and workable strategy in defence budgeting and expenditure.
随着科技进步、全球化、意识形态爆炸和轻武器在全球范围内的广泛使用,世界正迅速变得不安全。在当代世界,不安全感无处不在。今天,恐怖主义、大规模枪击、绑架和盗匪已成为对和平与安全的威胁,是造成全球以及乍得湖地区人道主义危机的最大因素。本文提供了国防预算增加的分析和图形情景,放弃了人力资本开发和基础设施的关键部门,以资助战争和不稳定,这只会成功地制造不安全的周期性冒险。本研究对2011年至2020年预算为1210亿元时的现象进行了比较分析;但随着不安全感的加剧,预算增加到8990亿挪威克朗。分析表明,国防预算的增加是以牺牲包括教育、农业、卫生和基础设施发展在内的其他关键发展部门为代价的。同样,用于国防的巨额预算显然管理不善,很容易落入腐败的巨大循环。腐败有助于延长战争时间;从而将公民的生命置于危险之中。这导致社会信息匮乏;失业率高;不健康的公民和许多其他因素最终加剧了不安全感。国防预算的增加旨在确保政府所有政策在确保国家稳定与和平方面的有效性,结果却适得其反,带来了过多的安全挑战。这项研究采用了公共支出的渐进理论,并依赖于第一手和二手数据来源。这项研究可以作为决策者制定一项政策的基准,该政策可以创造一种和平气氛,并在国防预算和开支方面制定一项全面和可行的战略。
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