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abstract: 'The acquisition of vocational training skills and entrepreneurial
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know-how is acknowledged as an added advantage and a safety net to
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navigate poverty, especially in dwindling economic recession time and
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massive unemployment. This study examined the factors influencing the
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usefulness and perceived realization of skills development/empowerment
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to encourage more women''s involvement in small scale businesses and
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promote its effect on poverty alleviation in households across Nigeria.
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Data collection involved a structured questionnaire and in-depth
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interviews conducted post-the vocational skill/empowerment training. The
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training was organized among Campus Keepers in a private university in
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Ogun State, Nigeria. Forty Campus Keepers were selected using the
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systematic sampling technique from a total population of 224, and 37 of
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the 40 selected voluntarily participated in this study. The Campus
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Keepers were women with low socioeconomic status who worked as cleaners
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on the university campus. Five of the Campus Keepers were purposively
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selected as key informants for the study. Results showed that
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respondents who had earlier knowledge and vocational skills training
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reported that it leads to self-employment. This view was higher for
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respondents who had more people in their household than those with fewer
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people (OR = 22.7 {[}CI= .56, 921.31]). The perception that the training
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can lead to additional income was lower for respondents who reported
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that either they or their spouses were sole breadwinners in their
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household than for those who reported that both/others/none were
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breadwinners (OR = .05 {[}CI=0, 1.2]). The odds that the skills
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development/empowerment training will result in perceived improved
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business was higher for respondents who gained more
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knowledge/information from the training than those who did not (OR=29.19
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{[}CI = 1.1, 777.48]). Findings from the qualitative study suggest that
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key informants who participated in past training were yet to establish a
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profitable business of their dream fully. Governmental policy and
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program intervention that incorporates these findings will lead to
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increased participation of the target population in similar training in
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the future, leading to poverty alleviation towards achieving the SDGs
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for Nigeria. (Afr J Reprod Health 2021; 25{[}5s]: 170-186).'
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affiliation: 'Oladosun, M (Corresponding Author), Covenant Univ, Women Dev \& Human
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Secur Initiat WDHSI, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Oladosun, M (Corresponding Author), Covenant Univ Ctr Res Innovat \& Discovery,
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Publ Private Partnership Res Cluster, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Oladosun, M (Corresponding Author), Covenant Univ, Dept Econ \& Dev Studies, Ota,
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Ogun, Nigeria.
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George, Tayo O.; Oladosun, Muyiwa; Oyesomi, Kehinde; Orbih, Mary U.; Nwokeoma, Nwanne;
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Iruonagbe, Charles; Ajayi, Lady; Lawal-Solarin, Esther, Covenant Univ, Women Dev
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\& Human Secur Initiat WDHSI, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Oladosun, Muyiwa, Covenant Univ Ctr Res Innovat \& Discovery, Publ Private Partnership
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Res Cluster, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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George, Tayo O.; Orbih, Mary U.; Iruonagbe, Charles, Covenant Univ, Dept Sociol,
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Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Oladosun, Muyiwa, Covenant Univ, Dept Econ \& Dev Studies, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Oyesomi, Kehinde, Covenant Univ, Dept Mass Commun, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Nwokeoma, Nwanne; Lawal-Solarin, Esther, Covenant Univ, Ctr Learning Resources,
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Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.
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Ajayi, Lady, Covenant Univ, Dept Polit Sci \& Int Relat, Ota, Ogun, Nigeria.'
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author: George, Tayo O. and Oladosun, Muyiwa and Oyesomi, Kehinde and Orbih, Mary
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U. and Nwokeoma, Nwanne and Iruonagbe, Charles and Ajayi, Lady and Lawal-Solarin,
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Esther
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author-email: muyiwa.oladosun@covenantuniversity.edu.ng
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author_list:
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- family: George
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given: Tayo O.
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- family: Oladosun
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given: Muyiwa
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- family: Oyesomi
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given: Kehinde
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- family: Orbih
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given: Mary U.
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- family: Nwokeoma
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given: Nwanne
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- family: Iruonagbe
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given: Charles
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- family: Ajayi
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given: Lady
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- family: Lawal-Solarin
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given: Esther
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i5s.16
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eissn: 2141-3606
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files: []
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issn: 1118-4841
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journal: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
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keywords: 'Skills development; women entrepreneurship; low socioeconomic status;
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expectations on skills; perceived realization'
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keywords-plus: FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
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language: English
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month: NOV
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number: 5S, 5
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number-of-cited-references: '36'
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orcid-numbers: 'Oladosun, Muyiwa/0000-0003-3654-4862
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Lawal-Solarin, Esther/0000-0003-2126-9618'
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pages: 170-186
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papis_id: 1a70e0241cbe4ce0a71999ad9ee47b79
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ref: George2021usefulnessexpectatio
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researcherid-numbers: 'Oladosun, Muyiwa/AHC-3752-2022
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Oladosun, Muyiwa/AFU-3017-2022
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times-cited: '2'
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title: Usefulness and expectations on skills development and entrepreneurship among
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women of low socioeconomic status in Ogun State, Nigeria
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000742769500016
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '10'
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volume: '25'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2021'
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