EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF WOMEN IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

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 This chapter deals with the summary of the study, the conclusions drawn from the analysis of data collected in the course of the study and the recommendation offered based on the findings made.

 The study was carried out to investigate “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Socio-economic well-being of women in Egor local government area of Edo State. Four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study. They are:

  1. What is the level of knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 pandemic among women? How does the Covid 19 pandemic affect the social wellbeing of women?
  2. To what extent has Covid 19 affected the economic well-being of women in Egor local government area?
  3. In what ways have Covid-19 pandemic increased the poverty level among women in Egor local government area?
  4. In what way can Covid-19 virus be prevented among inhabitants of Benin Metropolis?

A total of Three Hundred (300) respondents from the entire population of the inhabitants of Benin Metropolis where selected for the study through Purposive sampling techniques. Questionnaire was the major instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was made up of Section ‘A’ and ‘B’. while Section ‘A’ contained the demographic information of the respondents, Section ‘B’ was meant to elicit data on the various research questions raised and other matters considered important to the success of this study. The reliability and validity of the instrument was determined. The validity of the instrument was determined by the project supervisor and other two lecturers from the Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City. The reliability of the instrument was determined through test-retest procedure and the value obtained was through Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient reliability index of 0.75. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as: frequency count and simple percentages.

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