Family Size and Parental Education on Predisposition to Female Trafficking in Southern Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of family size and parental education on
predisposition to female trafficking in southern Nigeria. Stratified Random sampling
procedure was used to select the 150 parents from various ethnic groups consisting of
Yoruba, Igbo, Bini, and Ibibio/Efik among others. A researcher-constructed parental
attitude towards female trafficking questionnaire was the instrument used for data
collection. One-way Analysis of Variance and Fisher's Least Square method were used
to test the two hypotheses formulated for this study. The findings showed that there is
no significant influence of family size on parental predisposition to female trafficking
in Southern Nigeria. However, the educational status of parents had a significant
effect on their predisposition to female trafficking. On the basis of these findings, it
was recommended that the family structure should be strengthened to continue to serve
as a haven of love, security, safety and tranquillity since it is the primary institution
through which every individual is socialized. In addition,, the role of the family in
social rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of female trafficking must not be
overlooked. It is therefore important that any scheme for rehabilitation and reintegration
of victims of female trafficking must be family-centred if it is to achieve
meaningful results.

Keywords: Family size; female trafficking; Parental education.

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 3 (2) 2007 pp. 307-317