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Analysis of the geographical variations in women’s empowerment in Nigeria

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ID21835620
AuthorsEsther Ibukun Adeyemi (Federal University of Technology), Ezra Gayawan (0000-0001-7702-4586, Federal University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume43
Issue2
Pages333-349
Publication date2024-02-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Geographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1937-6812 • E-ISSN: 2163-2642
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19376812.2022.2151478
OpenAlexW4311119979
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited22

Women’s empowerment is essential in improving maternal health. We analyse the geographical variability of women’s empowerment using data from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Eight indicators of empowerment were created using latent scores derived from factor analysis and used to assign the women into one of low, moderate or high category of empowerment. A geoadditive ordinal model was used to quantify the effects of demographic and geographical factors. The findings indicate that a determinant can have different effects on women’s empowerment indicator and women from majority of the northern states are less empowered based on all the indicators

Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Women's empowerment · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year3
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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