GENDER GAP IN ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE MEASURES ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN OGBOMOSO AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
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2021
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International Journal of Agric. And Rural Development
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is continuing
to spread around the world, causing hard times for
many economies and sectors, including agriculture.
However, the extent to which different gender (male
and female) utilize palliative measures from various
quarters in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of Oyo State
is unknown. The study therefore examined the
gender differences in accessing palliative measures
on covid-19 pandemic among rural households in
Ogbomoso agricultural zone of Oyo. Multistage
sampling procedure was employed to select 90
respondents for this study. The data were obtained
with the aid of a questionnaire and data were
analyzed using both descriptive (frequency count,
percentage and mean) and inferential (Independent
sample T-test) statistics using SPSS version 22. The
result of the analysis showed that radio (WMS =
2.91) was the major source of awareness of Covid-19
pandemic among the male respondents while
religious gathering (WMS = 2.96) was the major
source of awareness of Covid-19 pandemic among
the female respondents. It was also revealed that
female had more access to palliative measures among
rural households in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of
Oyo State. The result of independent sample T-test
analysis indicated that female had a mean value of
(16.22) in respect to their access to palliative
measures as against mean value (14.49) recorded by
their male counterpart. significant at 5% level. It was
concluded that there is gender differences in
accessing palliative measures among rural
households in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of Oyo
State. Moreover, it was found that female had more
access to palliative measures than their male
counterparts. There is therefore need for all
stakeholders in rural development to expedite efforts
to address gender inequality in accessing palliative
measures in the rural area since pandemics and
outbreaks have differential impacts on women and
men. Also, adequate representative and good-quality
data is needed which allows for systematic research
on equality in accessing palliative measures in the
rural are
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COVID-19, gender, livelihoods, rural, palliative measures
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20. Kayode, A.O, Orimafo P.K & Alabi, A.A (2021): Gender gap in Access to Palliative Measures on Covid-19 Pandemic Among Rural Households in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone of Oyo state, Nigeria. International Journal of Agric. And Rural Development. 24(1):