HEALTH BENEFITS OF KWARA BRIDGE EMPLOYMENT SCHEME (KWABES) AMONG YOUTH BENEFICIARIES IN BARUTEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE NIGERIA
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2015
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Publication of the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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The study examined the Health Benefits of Kwara Bridge Employment Scheme
(KWABES) among Youth Beneficiaries in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara
State. The variable examined includes KWABES and reduction of Depression,
Stress and Substance abuse among youth beneficiaries in Baruten Local
Government area on the bases of gender, education and constituencies’
differences. Research design adopted for this study is a descriptive research design
of the survey type. The population of the study consisted of the 268 beneficiaries of
KWABES across the 11 electoral Wards in Baruten Local Government Area. The
instrument used was researcher’s structured and developed questionnaire,
validated by three jurors’ in the field of Health Education from the Department of
Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education, University of Ilorin. Splithalf method was used to test the reliability of the instrument using Spearman’s
Ranking order to get the reliability Co-efficient of 0. 74r. Inferential statistics of Chisquare was used to analyze the data collected for this study. All the hypotheses
formulated for the study were tested at 0.05alpha level of significance. The results
revealed that KWABES opportunities have significant role in the reduction of
depression, stress and substance abuse among the youth beneficiaries in Baruten
Local Government Area. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended
among others that, youth employment scheme should be made more elaborate to
impact enormous health benefits to youth beneficiaries across the state. Health Benefits of Kwara Bridge Employment Scheme (KWABES) among youths.
Key words: Health, Employment, Benefits, Youth.
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Health, Employment, Benefits, Youth