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Multidimensional Analysis of Poverty among Rural Women in Oyo State, Nigeria
  • Dorcas Tolulope Fadoju,
  • Olufunmilola Felicia Adesiyan
Dorcas Tolulope Fadoju
Obafemi Awolowo University

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Olufunmilola Felicia Adesiyan
Obafemi Awolowo University
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Abstract

Several poverty studies have been carried out in Nigeria at all levels to reflect the poverty status using a unidimensional approach. However, poverty is a multidimensional concept. This study therefore analysed poverty among rural women in Oyo state using a multidimensional poverty framework. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 180 respondents for this study. The data collected were analysed using multiple correspondence analysis, Alkire and Foster multidimensional poverty measures and logit regression model. The results of the multidimensional poverty estimates showed that 68.9% of the women were multidimensionally poor. It was also revealed that cooking fuel, sanitation and education indicators contributed most to multidimensional poverty among the women in the study area. Findings from the logit regression revealed that household size, agriculture as major occupation of women, agriculture as major occupation of household head and gender of household head had positive and significant effects on multidimensional poverty among the women in the study area. In conclusion, majority of the women were poor, deprived mostly of cooking fuel, sanitation and education. Having a secondary occupation, increase monthly expenditure and marital status were the key determinants in reducing poverty among the women in the study area