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© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(3): 169-174 (2004)
The Socio–Cultural Responsiveness of Household Size on Housing Quality In Osogbo, Nigeria
Adesoji Jiboye
Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo Univesity, Ile – Ife, Nigeria E-mail: adconsul@yahoo.com
Key Words Housing Quality. Socio-cultural Factors. Household Size
Abstract This paper which emanated from a previous research by the author identified household size as one of the required Socio-cultural parameters with respect to the target population in the provision of adequate housing for the different sub-cultures. In doing this the township of Osogbo has been selected for the study. Information on housing quality and Socio-cultural parameters of respondents was collected from 406 houses using the household heads in three (3) identified zones reflecting periods of urban development in Osogbo;Data analysis was by frequencies, cross tabulation and analysis of variance (ANOVA) The analysis revealed a high level of significance between household size and the overall housing quality in Osogbo. It also revealed the predominance of the Yoruba ethnic group over other ethnic groups (Hausa, Igbo etc) while the average household size recorded in each of the three zones identified is above six (6) persons.The data further revealed a poor quality of the existing housing and physical environment of the city’s core area than other residential areas of Osogbo.The paper submitted that overall quality of the existing housing stock and environment should be improved through government intervention in the form of compulsory rehabilitation and urban renewal programs.
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