Child Adoption in Delta State: Sources and Motivations

Abstract

The study investigated sources and motivational factors influencing
child adoption in Delta State. The population of the study was made
up of legal practitioners, social workers, nurses, doctors and teachers.
Appropriate samples were randomly drawn from each group. The
instrument for the study was 5-points Likert Scale questionnaire. Data
collected were analyzed descriptively using mean. The major findings
of the study included seven (7) factors which motivated people to
adopt children in Delta state and six (6) sources of children adoption.
Recommendations include that people should adopt children only
from legalized places.