Ijadunola Macellina Y, Ojo Temitope O, Babatunde Adelekan, Olatunji Gbajumo J, Owolabi Gbolagade K, Adewale Ibiyemi A, Ifedayo Ibukun F, Friday Ijuewe S
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2015 Feb;27(1):41-8. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2013-0342.
Street hawking is the commonest form of child labor in Nigeria. Although street hawking is very pervasive, there is the increasing need to fully understand its pattern and effects on those involved in hawking particularly adolescents who combine schooling with hawking. In Nigeria, data on the effects of street hawking on in-school adolescents are generally scanty. Therefore, the present study was undertaken in Ife Central Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State, Nigeria to assess the pattern, determinants of street hawking among in-school adolescents and its effect on school performance. A cross-sectional study of 435 adolescents (aged 10-19) attending public secondary schools was done. Data were collected using facilitated self-administered questionnaires alongside a review of class records. Appropriate statistical analysis including multiple regression was done. Results showed mean age of respondents to be 14.6±2.1 years with prevalence of street hawking at 37.2%. Early adolescents (10-13 years) were more likely to engage in street hawking compared to their counterparts in late adolescence (aged 17-19). Female adolescents and students of trading mothers were significantly more likely to engage in street hawking. Respondents engaged in street hawking were significantly more likely to have failed the last academic term examination. The findings from this study will be useful for stakeholders as they develop policies and programmes to address the challenge of street hawking among adolescent school goers.
街头叫卖是尼日利亚最常见的童工形式。尽管街头叫卖现象非常普遍，但越来越有必要全面了解其模式以及对参与叫卖的人群，尤其是那些边上学边叫卖的青少年的影响。在尼日利亚，关于街头叫卖对在校青少年影响的数据普遍匮乏。因此，本研究在尼日利亚奥孙州伊费中央地方政府辖区开展，旨在评估在校青少年街头叫卖的模式、决定因素及其对学业成绩的影响。对435名就读于公立中学的青少年（年龄在10 - 19岁之间）进行了横断面研究。使用便利的自填式问卷收集数据，并查阅班级记录。进行了包括多元回归在内的适当统计分析。结果显示，受访者的平均年龄为14.6±2.1岁，街头叫卖的发生率为37.2%。与青少年后期（17 - 19岁）的同龄人相比，青少年早期（10 - 13岁）更有可能从事街头叫卖。女性青少年以及母亲从事贸易工作的学生从事街头叫卖的可能性显著更高。从事街头叫卖的受访者在上一学期考试不及格的可能性显著更高。这项研究的结果将对利益相关者制定政策和方案以应对青少年学生街头叫卖的挑战有所帮助。
