Abstract: Cash Transfer Programme was started in 2006 to plug older persons out of extreme poverty and state of powerlessness that come with old age. This study explored the influence of cash transfer Programme on the empowerment of elderly persons in North Maragoli Location, Vihiga County, Kenya. This study assessed the influence of food security promotion on the empowerment of elderly persons. The study used explorative research design that involved use of structured questionnaire to collect data on study variables. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 101 elderly beneficiaries of cash transfer programme. This technique was suitable as the respondents had unique characteristics. Primary data was gathered using questionnaires and interviews. Quantitative data analysis was applied using descriptive statistics. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to enter the data and perform several statistical computations, for instance averages, frequencies and percentages, cross tabulations to summarize and describe the data collected. Inferential statistics involved use of correlations and regression analysis to infer the findings to the entire population. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and presented in form of tables and figures. The study findings revealed that food security promotion had a positive correlation with empowerment at 95% confidence level (r=0.401; P<0.05), R Squared=0.161. The study recommends that quality of meals, quality of medical care, and quality of surroundings for elderly persons should be investigated in order to realize full empowerment.
Keywords: Cash Transfer Programme, elderly persons, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Title: INFLUENCE OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMME ON THE EMPOWERMENT OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN NORTH MARAGOLI LOCATION, IN VIHIGA COUNTY, KENYA
Author: LEONARD JUMA WABWOBA, DR CLIVE MUKANZIJOMO
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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