Socio-cultural Factors and Male-Child Preference among Couples in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara-State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorRaji, Abdullateef
dc.contributor.authorMuhammed, Abubakar Yinusa
dc.contributor.authorAbdulbaqi, Salihu Zakariya
dc.contributor.authorRaji, Abdulwasiu Adeyemi
dc.contributor.authorSulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed
dc.contributor.authorJoseph A. Oluyemi
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-18T08:30:26Z
dc.date.available2024-04-18T08:30:26Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn most human societies, the socio-cultural practices cause the prevalence of male child preference among couples. In fact, the issue of male-child preference has attracted global attention ranging from individuals, scholars, intellectuals as well as other relevant professions among others. It is on this ground that, this study looked at the socio-cultural factors responsible for male child preference among couples in Ilorin. To execute the research agenda, the study used cross-sectional survey, while multi-stage random sampling was used to select 384 respondents. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS/PC) Version 20.0 was used to analyze the quantitative data. The statistical methods employed in the analysis included the percentages, the mode, and cross-tabulation. Chi-square was used to test the two hypotheses formulated. The study discovers that there is a significant relationship between the understanding of religion and preference for male child. The research also discovers that there is a significant relationship between culture and male child preference. Based on these findings, the study recommends that the cultural practices that oppress women or see women as subordinate such as the small inheritance rights given to women and the tradition that forbids women from bearing their fathers’ name after marrying should be abolished.
dc.identifier.citationRaji, A., Muhammed, A.Y., Abdulbaqi, S. Z., Raji, A. A., Sulaiman, L.A., Joseph, A. O. (2016). Socio-cultural factors and male-child preference among couples in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara-State, Nigeria. Ethiop.j.soc.lang.stud. 3( 1), 57-73. eISSN: 2408-9532; pISSN : 2412-5180.
dc.identifier.issn2408-9532
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12292
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJimma University, Ethiopia
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 2; No. 1
dc.subjectCouples
dc.subjectCustom
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectMale-Child
dc.subjectPreference
dc.subjectGender
dc.titleSocio-cultural Factors and Male-Child Preference among Couples in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara-State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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