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Participation of women organizations in infrastructural community development projects in Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria
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This study analysed participation of women in infrastructural community development projects in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Purposive and multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select ninety-six (96) women from different organizations. Data for the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Tobit regression analysis. Result showed that the women were about 53years, 57.29% were married, with household size of about 6 persons. About 36.45% acquired secondary education, annual income of N435,675.00, and length of residency (44.75years). About 38.45% received trainings in different areas of social organisations and 19.58 years of social organisation membership. Result revealed that construction of markets (97%), equipping school facilities (90%), renovation of schools (89%) and construction of school building (86%) were the major community development projects available in the study area. The women had high participation in construction of school buildings, renovation of schools, equipping school facilities and construction of markets with mean scores of 3.5, building of electricity facilities ( 3.3) and drilling of bore holes ( 2.9). Tobit regression result showed that coefficients for age (-0.1772**), annual income (0.00015***), length of residency (0.2126**), number of trainings (0.00116***) and membership of social organizations (0.004521***) influenced women organization participation in infrastructural community development projects in the study area. The results therefore call for policies aimed at increased awareness and sensitisation of younger women to join social organization groups and provision of rural infrastructural facilities by government in order to discourage rural-urban migration for enhanced community development.
