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Causes And Consequences Of Child Trafficking As Expressed By Married, Adults
[A CASE STUDY OF SHAKI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.] -
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the causes and consequences of child trafficking as perceived married adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State. A total of 220 questionnaire forms were administered to adult persons in Shaki West Local Government Area Oyo State. Frequency count, percentages and t-test methods were used to analyse demographic data of the respondents and test the null hypotheses respectively and Educational Qualification. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level to determine the significant difference.
On the causes and consequences of child trafficking as expressed by married and adults it was discovered that the major causes of child trafficking are high level of illiteracy among children, wide spread of poverty, desire to get rich-quiet on the part of many parent/families and inability of parents to provide well for their children and the least possible cases included traditional culture that encourages fostering of children, parents ignorance of the effects of child trafficking and Greed for money and wealth.
On the consequences of child trafficking, the major consequences was centered on increase in the spread of STDs including HIV/AIDs among children, rejection by family members and increase in government spending on rehabilitation of child trafficking and the least possible consequences includes negative impact on the economy, leading to stigmatization on those involved and it could cause death of the victims. Based on the findings of this study. There was no significant difference on the perceived causes and consequences of child trafficking as expressed by married, adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the basis of gender and Educational background.
It was also recommended that parents, guardians, government, counsellors and Non-Government Organization (NGO’s) are to be enlightened on the evils of child trafficking and some enlightenment programmes should be provided to the children to re-orientate them about the danger of engaging in child trafficking. Lastly, the idea that educative programmes through public media on the risk of being involved in child trafficking be intensified was also raised further studies were suggested to be carried out directly on these children who have been or are still involved in child trafficking.
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]APPENDIX UNIVERSITY OF ILORININSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD TRAFFICKING QUESTIONNAIRE (CACCTQ)Dear respondent, This questionnaire is designed to gather information from both married and unmarried adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the causes and consequences of child trafficking. Kindly respond sincerely and carefully to the items in the questionnaire. Your responses will be treated with strict confidentiality. Thank you. Instru ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of respondents on the basis of Gender Table 2: Distribution of respondents on the basis of family type Table 3: Distribution of respondents on the basis of Religion Table 4: Distribution of respondents on the basis of Educational background Table 5: Item ranking of responses, on causes of child trafficking Table 6: Item ranking of responses on consequences of child trafficking Table 7: Means standa ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTTitle Page Approval Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Significance of the study Operational Definition of Terms Scope of the Study CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATUREIntroduction Concepts of Child Trafficking Prevalence of Child Trafficking Causes of Child Trafficking Co ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Trafficking of young girls for prostitution out of Nigeria has never been restricted to one geographical or ethnic area, but it is more province within a particular ethnic group that is Edo girls. For instance, Nigeria Ambassador to Italy wrote a letter to the Edo State House of Assembly to do something to stop their young girls from trooping out of the country to Italy for prostitution, which shows that if necessary actions are not taken by the Edo State government and the Federal government to ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 8 ]Trafficking in human beings is an abhorrent and worrying phenomenon involving coercive sexual scrintude. These practices constitute serious violations of the victims human rights are enshrined in international law and the EU charter on fundamental rights. Trafficking in human being (child trafficking) has been identified as a criminal activity increasingly penetrated by trans-National organized crime that generated substantial illicit proceeds often laundered and fed into illicit markets, with t ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Psychometric properties of the instrument Validity of the instrument Validity is described as the extent to which the instrument can be relied upon to do what it purports to do accurately (Olasehinde, 1995). Validity assess the relevance of the instrument to it purpose. Hassan (1995) defined validity as an indication of the extent to which a measuring instrument measure what it is supposed to measure. In the light of this, content validity of the instrument was thus ascertained by the rese ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Hypotheses Testing In addition to demographic information and the distribution of variables, four (4) null hypotheses were tested using t-test set at 0.05 alpha of sign.Hypothesis One:There is no significant difference in the causes of child trafficking as perceived by adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the basis of gender.Critical t-value is 1.96 which means that the calculated t-value is less than the critical-value. Though, hypothesis 1 was formulated with the assu ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Hypothesis 2 stated that, there is no significant difference in the consequences of child trafficking as perceived by adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the basis of gender. The result of the t-test used to analyse the data showed that the null hypothesis was accepted; both male and female respondents are similar in their perception of the consequences of child trafficking. The result agrees with the finding of Akinpelu and Yusuf (2004) where no significant difference e ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAjere .O. (1998), Predisposing factors and attitudes towards sex work by commercial sex workers in Ilorin metropolis. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Akinpelu, O.F. Yusuf, F.A. (2004). Factors Influencing trafficking of women for prostitution as perceived by students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State. The Counsellor. 20(1), 115-126. Beach, F.A. (1976). Hormonal control of sex-related behaviour. In F.A. Beach (Ed) Human Sexuality in ... Continue reading---
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]APPENDIX UNIVERSITY OF ILORININSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD TRAFFICKING QUESTIONNAIRE (CACCTQ)Dear respondent, This questionnaire is designed to gather information from both married and unmarried adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the causes and consequences of child trafficking. Kindly respond sincerely and carefully to the items in the questionnaire. Your responses will be treated with strict confidentiality. Thank you. Instru ... Continue reading---
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