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Physical health in retirement: a comparative study between civil servant and non-civil servant retirees in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state, Nigeria
The study is a comparative study that examines physicai health in retirement between civil servant and non-civil servant retirees in Ibadan, Oyo state Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three hundred and eighty-four 384) retirees were selected through a simple ran...
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| 720 | |a Adewole, A. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Afolabi, A. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2020 | ||
| 520 | |a The study is a comparative study that examines physicai health in retirement between civil servant and non-civil servant retirees in Ibadan, Oyo state Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three hundred and eighty-four 384) retirees were selected through a simple random sampling technique. A self- structured and validated questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient value of 0.89 was used for data collection. Three research hypotheses were fonnulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Chi-square and independent t-test. Findings from the study revealed that there was a significant influence of retirees' status on their physicai health (P<0.05), there was a significant difference in care dependency of civil servant and non-civil servant retirees (t-cal 4.381; P<0.05). However, the status that there was no significant difference in impainvent of civil servant retirees and non-civil servant retirees (t-cal .009; P>0.05). Based on these findings, it was recommended that govemment should provide free healthcare services to people aged 65 years and above. Social workers should educate the public and create awareness about pension reforms particutarty the micro pension plan for those working in the informal sector such as self-employed and private employers on the inherent benefits of the new Contributory Pension Scheme. | ||
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| 024 | 8 | |a African journal for the psychological studies of social issues 23(1). 2020. Pp.124-132 | |
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| 653 | |a Physical Health | ||
| 653 | |a Retirement | ||
| 653 | |a Civil servant | ||
| 653 | |a Non-civil servant | ||
| 653 | |a Retirees | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Physical health in retirement: a comparative study between civil servant and non-civil servant retirees in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state, Nigeria |