SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF SINGLE MOTHERS AMONG INDIGENOUS ETHNICS IN RURAL AREAS: CASE STUDY IN KOTA BELUD, SABAH

The number of single mothers in Malaysia is increasing. The census in 2000 showed that there were 620,389 single mothers within the country. This number increased in 2010 to 831,860 or 2.9 percent of the population. This shows an increase of 211,417 single mothers in the last 10 years. A total of 61,717 single mothers were based in Sabah in 2010. Despite vast research on single mothers in West Malaysia, little is known about the challenges faced by these individuals and their survival strategies in the rural areas of Sabah. A total of 244 respondents participated in this study, representing va... Mehr ...