This paper explores factors that predict deprivation and are associated with
multiple counts of deprivation in Nsukka, Nigeria. Different conceptions of poverty
were constructed: the traditional money-metric measure and differing
multidimensional constructs of poverty. Data from a survey of households in Nsukka
were used. The counting and FGT methodologies were used to measure poverty
and deprivation. Ordinary least squares, probit and counting models were also used
to assess factors that predict poverty. The results indicate that between 70% and
78% of the population in the study is categorized as deprived or poor. The major
determinants of deprivation across its various constructs include large family size, a
low level of education, poor employment, rural location and poor health. In order to
effectively alleviate poverty, an integrated approach that accounts for inter-linkages
between factors associated with poverty is required.