Socioeconomics Determinants of Household Consumption of Bitter Kola (Garcinia Kola) and Health Benefits in Ogbomoso Metropolis, Oyo State.

Amao, S.A; Adeagbo, T.A; Adedeji, E.P

Amao, S.A Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.
Adeagbo, T.A Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.
Adedeji, E.P Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Determinants, bitter kola, health benefits, OLS regression model

Abstract

Garcinia kola (G.kola) is one of the medicinal plants ,which has been used in Africa ethno
medicine because of it purgative, ant parasitic, antimicrobial properties. The research tried to
assess the perceived health benefits of bitter kola (Garcinia kola) among rural household in
Ogbomoso town of Oyo State. One hundred and twenty (120) household were sampled and subject
to various analysis, such as OLS regression and descriptive statistics. It is obvious from the
regression model estimation of the most important variables (age, gender, marital status, education
level, extension agent, amount spent, quantity consumed) that independent variables are main
influencing the likehood of bitter kola. The age has positive coefficient (994) suggesting that the
more they consume bitter kola the more health benefit they derived. The age is significant at 1%
probability level. Gender and education level has a positive coefficient suggesting that higher
educational level among the household leadsto increase in health benefits. Education likely equips
household with better knowledge of advancing health benefits practices, problem-solving skills,
and resource management. More efforts should be intensity by health workers in all our government
parastatal, this will increase life expectancy. Few respondents got information just through family members.
Among those that have significant impacts extension visit and education. This outcome suggests that
education and awareness are vital variables to be considered seriously when policy makers deliberate on
way to increase life expectancy of household

Author Biographies

Amao, S.A, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Technology,

Adeagbo, T.A, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Extension and Management,

Adedeji, E.P, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Oyo –State, Nigeria.

3Department of Agricultural Technology,

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