Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Analysis of Inclusive Extension Service Among Agricultural Extension Workers in Southwestern Nigeria

K. Adeloye, D. O. Torimiro, Deborah Anu Omoboyede, Bisola Deborah Arowolo, Ifeoluwa Ezra Adedipe, Adebukola Nafisat Alao
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Summary The study analysed the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of inclusive extension service among agricultural extension workers in southwestern Nigeria. All the extension workers (268) in Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs) in five states randomly selected within southwestern Nigeria were interviewed for the study via a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. The collected data were presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean age, formal education and job experience of the extension workers were 43.3±8.4, 17.0±2.6 and 14.1±8.4 years, respectively. The majority of the respondents were male (74.3%) and married (77.8%). Furthermore, most of them have encountered farmers with special needs such as albinism (81.7%), hearing impairment (87.3%), visual impairment (85.2%) and mental disability (81.7%) among others. The majority of the respondents (60.0%) had high capacity for inclusive extension service. The extension workers differed significantly across the states in terms of their practice scores, but not in their knowledge and attitude scores. The findings revealed that at p<0.05, job experience (r= 0.483) and age (r=0.322) of the respondents had significant relationship with KAP of inclusive extension service. Therefore, the hypothesis was accepted for sex and marital status, but was rejected for ethnicity, age and job experience. The study concludes that the extension workers differ significantly across the states in terms of practices, but not in their knowledge and attitude about inclusive extension services.
尼日利亚西南部农业推广工作者包容性推广服务的知识、态度与实践分析
本研究分析了尼日利亚西南部农业推广工作者对包容性推广服务的知识、态度和实践(KAP)。在尼日利亚西南部随机选择的5个州的农业发展计划(adp)的所有推广工作者(268人)通过结构化和预先测试的问卷进行了访谈。收集的数据采用描述性和推断性统计。推广工作者的平均年龄为43.3±8.4岁,平均学历为17.0±2.6岁,平均工作年限为14.1±8.4岁。受访者以男性(74.3%)和已婚(77.8%)居多。此外,他们遇到的农民大多有特殊需要,如白化病(81.7%)、听力障碍(87.3%)、视力障碍(85.2%)和精神障碍(81.7%)等。大多数受访者(60.0%)具有较高的包容性延伸服务能力。各个州的推广工作者在实践得分上存在显著差异,但在知识和态度得分上没有显著差异。结果显示,被调查者的工作经验(r= 0.483)和年龄(r=0.322)与包容性延伸服务的KAP存在显著相关(p<0.05)。因此,该假设在性别和婚姻状况方面被接受,但在种族、年龄和工作经验方面被拒绝。该研究的结论是,各州的推广工作者在实践方面存在显著差异,但在他们对包容性推广服务的知识和态度方面却没有差异。
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