An exploratory demographic study of the Nupe of Niger State : the case of Sakpe village

dc.contributor.authorKatcha, Abubakar
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-03T00:35:26Z
dc.date.available2017-07-03T00:35:26Z
dc.date.copyright1978
dc.date.issued1978
dc.date.updated2017-06-30T22:34:48Z
dc.description.abstractThis pioneer survey, conducted in Sakpe Village in April 1977, obtained data on the basic demographic characteristics of a selected typical Nupe Village. Sakpe village is situated in a remote forest area of Niger State in the North of Nigeria and is predominantly a traditional Moslem, farming community. The village lacks basic socio-economic amenities like pipe-borne water and preventive health services. Prior to this study, little was known about the demographic characteristics of the Nupe people. The only available demographic information was based largely on the Nigerian population censuses and there is no sound basis for estimating demographic parameters from the results of these censuses which have often been defective and unreliable. Thus, the Sakpe study is an attempt to fill the gap in the existing knowledge on the demography of the Nupe people. In this respect, the study has succeeded in deriving various demographic measures such as the Crude Birth Rate, Age-Specific Fertility Rates and Mortality Rates. Related demographic factors such as marriage and breast-feeding practices were examined and basic household data were also collected. Despite the many original contributions of the study, the small number of cases preclude further detailed analysis.en_AU
dc.identifier.otherb1271782
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/118433
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.subject.lcshNupe (African people)
dc.subject.lcshNigeria Population
dc.titleAn exploratory demographic study of the Nupe of Niger State : the case of Sakpe villageen_AU
dc.typeThesis (Masters)en_AU
dcterms.valid1978en_AU
local.contributor.supervisorLucas, D.W.
local.description.notesThis thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act.en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d6fa0b877460
local.identifier.proquestYes
local.mintdoimint
local.type.degreeMaster by research (Masters)en_AU

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