THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Eboh Alfred, Ojo Stephen Oluwaseyi, Ogacheko Daniel Philip, Moyaki Gabriel Mayowa

Abstract


Early  marriage  today  remains  one  of  the  greatestchallenging  phenomena  demanding absolute  and  urgent  attention  in  Africa,  including  Nigeria.  This  study  examines  the  socio-economic  implications  of  child  marriage  in  Anyigba,  Dekina  Local  Government  Area  of Kogi State. The research design for the study wasa cross-sectional descriptive survey, while questionnaire  was  used  to  collect  data  from  180  respondents  using  purposive  sampling  to select  the  participants  for  the  study.  Data  were  analyzed  using  the  Statistical  Package  for Social  Sciences  (SPSS)  version 18  and  were  presented  in  simple  percentages,  frequency counts  and  tables.  The  findings  revealed  among  others  that  child  marriage  had  a  negative effect  on  the  respondents'  health,  the  standard  of  living  and  educational  status.  It  was  also discovered that religious orientations of the couple’s parents did not play a significant role in  the  practice  of  child  marriage.  Finally,  the  finding  revealed  that  many  factors  such  as religion, illiteracy and poverty were the reasons why parents gave out their children early in marriage.  The  study,  therefore,  recommended  that  government,  religious  leaders  and traditional rulers should be engaged through conventional, traditional and social media with a  view  to  sensitising  the  parents  and  child  brides  on  the  effect  of  childmarriage  and  its negative implications in the study area.

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