Child Labour Hour and Household Expenditure on Child’s Health: Case Study of Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State

Abstract

This study investigates the contribution of household head’s expenditure on child health in rural areas of Lapai, Niger State. The study used primary data with 382 observations and applied a logit and Two-Stages-Least-Square. The study reveals that a child’s household head expenditure, nature of work and child’s labour hours positively predict child health status, while educational level of household head negatively predicts child health status. The study therefore recommends active legislation and granting of adequate autonomies to monitoring agencies and authorities in order to reduce involvement of children in labour.