Perception of demographic and cultural factors associated with the crime of human trafficking in Nigeria

Q3 Social Sciences

Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI:10.11564/32-2-1196

Bonaventure N. Nwokeoma

{"title":"Perception of demographic and cultural factors associated with the crime of human trafficking in Nigeria","authors":"Bonaventure N. Nwokeoma","doi":"10.11564/32-2-1196","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Context/background:The demographic and cultural factors that drive the crime of human trafficking have not been properly researched in Nigeria. This study therefore examines the perception of the association between population characteristics, fertility norms and human trafficking. Methods:This study used 600 respondents from Imo State. Data was collected through questionnaire and in-depth interviews from two local governments that are active sites for human trafficking. Descriptive statistics, chi-square and regression analysis were used to analyse the data. Results:The findings showed a preponderance of females as victims and traffickers than males, with a significant relationship of P<0.001 between the sex of traffickers and human trafficking. The age group that are mostly trafficked are 16-25 years for women and 5-14 years for male and female children. Large family size driven by a traditional fertility rite ( ewu- ukwu ) for women with 10+ children was found to be strongly associated with human trafficking. Conclusion:The study recommends aggressive birth control program that targets traditional fertility norms and programs that offer livelihood options and increased well being for women.","PeriodicalId":52433,"journal":{"name":"Etude de la Population Africaine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Etude de la Population Africaine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11564/32-2-1196","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Context/background:The demographic and cultural factors that drive the crime of human trafficking have not been properly researched in Nigeria. This study therefore examines the perception of the association between population characteristics, fertility norms and human trafficking. Methods:This study used 600 respondents from Imo State. Data was collected through questionnaire and in-depth interviews from two local governments that are active sites for human trafficking. Descriptive statistics, chi-square and regression analysis were used to analyse the data. Results:The findings showed a preponderance of females as victims and traffickers than males, with a significant relationship of P<0.001 between the sex of traffickers and human trafficking. The age group that are mostly trafficked are 16-25 years for women and 5-14 years for male and female children. Large family size driven by a traditional fertility rite ( ewu- ukwu ) for women with 10+ children was found to be strongly associated with human trafficking. Conclusion:The study recommends aggressive birth control program that targets traditional fertility norms and programs that offer livelihood options and increased well being for women.

查看原文本刊更多论文

对与尼日利亚贩运人口罪行有关的人口和文化因素的认识

背景:在尼日利亚，推动人口贩运犯罪的人口和文化因素尚未得到适当的研究。因此，本研究审查了对人口特征、生育规范和人口贩运之间关系的看法。方法:本研究使用了来自伊莫州的600名受访者。数据是通过问卷调查和深度访谈从两个地方政府收集的，这两个地方政府是人口贩运的活跃场所。采用描述性统计、卡方分析和回归分析对数据进行分析。结果:女性作为受害者和人口贩运者的比例高于男性，人口贩运者的性别与人口贩运之间存在P<0.001的显著关系。被贩卖最多的年龄组是16-25岁的妇女和5-14岁的男女儿童。传统的生育仪式(ewu- ukwu)为生育10个以上孩子的妇女带来了庞大的家庭规模，这与人口贩运密切相关。结论:该研究建议采取积极的计划生育措施，针对传统的生育规范和为妇女提供生计选择和增加福祉的计划。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.