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Factors influencing women's access to water in Oke-Ogun Region, Nigeria


G Oloukoi

Abstract

This paper examines community Water Access Index (WAI), investigates the determinants of women’s access to water, and identifies windows of opportunities for improved water access in Oke-Ogun region in Nigeria. The study adopted triangulation methodology via household survey, focus group discussions and key-informant interviews for data collection. The result indicates that women’s access to water depends on their socio-economic characteristics, physical availability and location of water resources. The water access index (WAI) of the study area is 36.3 indicating that more than two-third of women in Oke-Ogun region is without reasonable/acceptable water access.

 

Key Words: Water access, Water resources, Women, Oke-Ogun

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eISSN: 1998-0507