The Influence of Deprivation Of Widows Inheritance Rights On The Training Of Their Children In Some Selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, Umuahia South) In Abia State.

CFIIGOZIRIM | 61 pages (12811 words) | Projects
Home Economics | Co Authors: ORA

ABSTRACT

 The study was designed to determine the influence of deprivation of widow's inheritance on the training of their children in the selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, and Umuahia South) in Abia state. A total of 210 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was ied to determine their socio-economic status and information on the respondents widowhood experiences, effect of deprivation on child training and strategies for eliminating harmful widowhood practices. The results showed that most of the respondents ifl(liCated that they were denied access to their husbands' houses (56.6%), farmland (55%) and bank account (6! .3%). Disinheritance of landed properties was affirmed by more than half (54.2 %) of the respondents. Also, majority (72.5%) of the respondents were left alone to cater for the children and only few (42.2%) of them agreed they were sent out of the family for not having a male child. Results further revealed that majority (67.9%) of the respondents ièlt that the child's moral, educational, nutritional and health status were affected by deprivation of widows inheritance rights. Also information on the strategies for alleviating widowhood harmful traditional practices revealed that majority of the respondents believed that public interventions like policy making (91.1%), women empowerment through education (8 1 .7%) sensitization (94%) and will writing (62%) would help alleviate harmful widowhood traditional practices.

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APA

CFIIGOZIRIM, C (2021). The Influence of Deprivation Of Widows Inheritance Rights On The Training Of Their Children In Some Selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, Umuahia South) In Abia State.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 14, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-influence-of-deprivation-of-widows-inheritance-rights-on-the-training-of-their-children-in-some-selected-local-government-areas-ohafia-umuahia-south-in-abia-state-7-2

MLA 8th

CFIIGOZIRIM, CFIIGOZIRIM. "The Influence of Deprivation Of Widows Inheritance Rights On The Training Of Their Children In Some Selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, Umuahia South) In Abia State." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Nov. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-influence-of-deprivation-of-widows-inheritance-rights-on-the-training-of-their-children-in-some-selected-local-government-areas-ohafia-umuahia-south-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

CFIIGOZIRIM, CFIIGOZIRIM. "The Influence of Deprivation Of Widows Inheritance Rights On The Training Of Their Children In Some Selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, Umuahia South) In Abia State.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Nov. 2021. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-influence-of-deprivation-of-widows-inheritance-rights-on-the-training-of-their-children-in-some-selected-local-government-areas-ohafia-umuahia-south-in-abia-state-7-2 >.

Chicago

CFIIGOZIRIM, CFIIGOZIRIM. "The Influence of Deprivation Of Widows Inheritance Rights On The Training Of Their Children In Some Selected Local Government Areas (Ohafia, Umuahia South) In Abia State." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 14 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-influence-of-deprivation-of-widows-inheritance-rights-on-the-training-of-their-children-in-some-selected-local-government-areas-ohafia-umuahia-south-in-abia-state-7-2

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