Effects of Household Structure on Poverty Status among the Muslims in Tambuwal Local Government of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abstract

The rapid increase of poverty in the Muslim world is quite worrisome. The greatest challenge of policy makers remains how to effectively reduce poverty. This study aim to analyse the relationship between poverty and various household structure using data obtained from the Muslim community of Tambuwal local government, Sokoto state, Nigeria. The descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT), Logit Regression were the techniques used in analyzing the data. Contrary to popular believe, the findings in this study shows that large household does not necessary translate to poverty. The study provides some recommendation from the Sharia point of view on ways to tackle the menace of poverty.