– Influence of Cultural Practices on Child Abuse in Kaduna State –
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ABSTRACT
Child abuse is an infringement on the rights of the child. The frequency of its occurrence has made it not only a national, but a global concern. The main objective of the study was the identification of cultural practices cultural practices that expose the child to various abuses in Kaduna State.
The study was a survey. Three research questions and null hypotheses were drawn to guide the study. The target population included pupils and teachers of Local Government Schools in six Local Government Areas of the three Senatorial Districts of Kaduna State.
The age range of the respondents was between 11 and 45 years. The Local Government Areas include Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Kaduna South, Chukun, Kauru and Jama’a. A total of 510 teachers and 781 pupils’ respondents were drawn from a population of 8,587 and 273,163, respectively.
The sample size represented 20% and 1% of the total population of teachers and pupils respectively, in Kaduna State. The Research question provided the platform for information gathering for subsequent analysis. The Null hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Correlation statistics at 0.05 level of significance.
The result of the test using the Pearson correlation statistic indicated that there were significant relationship between child abuse and the existing cultural practices. Thus, all the three Null hypotheses were rejected. The study findings indicated that excessive domestic child labour, early girl child marriage, begging by children, hawking, and preference for particular sex of child.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Declaration ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Abstract vi
Table of Contents viii
General Information and Symbols x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study 1
- Statement of the Problem 7
- Objectives of the Study 8
- Research Questions 9
- Hypotheses of the Study 9
- Significance of the study 10
- Assumptions of the Study 10
- Delimitations of the Study 11
- Definition of Terms 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
- The General Concept of Culture 14
- Cultural Practices in Kaduna State 18
- The Child and Child Right Act 21
The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of
the Child (1989) 22
The African Charter on the Right of the Child 25
The Socio-Economic Rights of the Child 25
The Political Rights of the Child 25
The Private or Personal Rights of the Child 26
The Nigerian Child Right Act 26
Basic Provisions of the 2003 Nigerian
Child Rights Act 33
Children’s Responsibilities under the Nigerian
Child Act 35
Domestication of the Nigerian Child Rights
Act at State level 36
- The Nigerian Legal System in relation to the Rights
of the Child 36
Forms of Child Abuse 43
Female Genital Mutilation 44
Early Marriages 44
Sexual Abuse 44
Child Physical Abuse 48
Child Labour/Child Street labour/Hawking 48
Child Beggars 52
Influence of Child Abuse 53
Similarities and Dissimilarities between present study
and the research studies cited in 2.7 63
- Summary of Reviewed Literature 64
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
- Research Design 66
- Population for the Study 67
- Sample size and sampling procedure 68
- Instrument for data collection 69
- The Validity of Instrument 70
- Pilot Study 71
- Reliability of Instrument 71
- Procedures for Data Collection 72
- Procedure for Data Analysis 72
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- Descriptive Analysis of the Bio data 74
- Answering of Research Questions 78
- Testing of Research Null Hypotheses 84
- Discussions of Findings 87
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- Summary 96
- Conclusion 100
- Recommendations 100
- Suggestions for Further Studies 102
References 103
INTRODUCTION
The United Kingdom Children and Young Persons Act 2008, Chapter 23 defined children as persons under the age of 18. In line with this, the Child Right‘s Act 2003, passed into law in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, defined a child as a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years. It categorically provided that such a child’s best interests shall remain paramount in all considerations.
In another perspective, Ohia et. al. (2002) defined a ‘child’ as a person who has not attained the age of 14 years and ‘young person’ as one who has attained the age of 14 years but has not attained the age of 17 years. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (2003) defined a child as any human being under the age of eighteen. The Convention required that member state act in the best interests of the child.
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