Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Traders In Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State:- Young, Happiness O

HAPPINESS ONYEDIKACHI | 69 pages (13978 words) | Projects
Human Nutrition and Dietetics | Co Authors: YOUNG

ABSTRACT

The study aimed at assessing the knowledge and intake of vegetables and fruits among traders in Umuahia South L.G.A. of Abia state Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study where 236 respondents were selected using a Multistage Sampling technique. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data on socio-demographic characteristics, fruit and vegetable consumption pattern of respondents. Anthropometric measurements of weight and height were collected and used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) of the respondents. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. Qualitative data are presented as frequencies and percentages. The study showed that 35.6% of the respondents were male and 64.4% were female. 30.5% were between 36-45years with 69.5% married, 98.3% were from Igbo tribe 45.8% attained secondary education 92.4% practice there trading business at Ubakala. 34.7%, 24.7% and 18.6% indicated banana, watermelon and orange as their favorite fruit respectively. Cumulative percentage 56.8% have excellent and good nutrition knowledge. The nutritional status showed 7.6% to be underweight, 58.5% to be normal, 30.5% to be overweight and 3.4% to be obese. The result showed that fruit consumption of the traders were low as 56.8% indicated the consumed it only l-2times in a day and 5.1% did not consumed at all. The low level of appropriate practice offruit and vegetable consumption by traders in the study area needs to be improved by health workers using the mass media, health talks and one-on-one health education of patients and clients during health facility visits.

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APA

HAPPINESS, O (2024). Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Traders In Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State:- Young, Happiness O. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Oct 09, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-of-fruits-and-vegetables-consumption-among-traders-in-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-young-happiness-o-7-2

MLA 8th

ONYEDIKACHI, HAPPINESS. "Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Traders In Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State:- Young, Happiness O" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 23 Sep. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-of-fruits-and-vegetables-consumption-among-traders-in-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-young-happiness-o-7-2. Accessed 09 Oct. 2024.

MLA7

ONYEDIKACHI, HAPPINESS. "Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Traders In Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State:- Young, Happiness O". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 23 Sep. 2024. Web. 09 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-of-fruits-and-vegetables-consumption-among-traders-in-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-young-happiness-o-7-2 >.

Chicago

ONYEDIKACHI, HAPPINESS. "Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Traders In Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State:- Young, Happiness O" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 09 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-of-fruits-and-vegetables-consumption-among-traders-in-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-young-happiness-o-7-2

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