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- Title
Availability and Use of Indigenous Knowledge amongst Rural Women in Nigeria.
- Authors
Ugboma, Margaret U.
- Abstract
This study investigated the use of indigenous knowledge by women in rural areas in Nigeria, with particular reference to the Isoko ethnic nationality of the Delta State. The survey research design was adopted for the study. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from women located in ten rural communities of the Isoko South Local Government Area of the Delta State that constitute the sample size for this study. Analyses were carried out using frequencies and percentage distributions. The findings reveal an extensive wealth and use of indigenous knowledge in agriculture, health care, child delivery, child care, and economics. The study also reveals that the majority of rural women dwellers are illiterate because they lack the basic education. The findings provide a platform for the development and application of indigenous knowledge for sustainable development in Nigeria
- Subjects
NIGERIA; TRADITIONAL knowledge; RURAL women; ISOKO (African people); LITERACY; AFRICAN traditional medicine
- Publication
Chinese Librarianship, 2014, Issue 38, p60
- ISSN
1089-4667
- Publication type
Article