Knowledge Of Fruits And Vegetables Related Practices And Anthropometric Status Of Public Secondary School Teachers In Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State:- Njoku Favour C
ABSTRACT
The consumption of fruits and vegetables plays a significant role in
human nutrition. Teachers are more inclined towards taking empty calorie foods
with little consideration for healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables.
This has the tendency of pre-disposing them to obesity, dental caries, and
other non-communicable diseases in later years. There is a dearth of
information on consumption of fruits and vegetables as part of healthy eating
among secondary school students. This study was therefore designed to determine
the knowledge of fruits and vegetables related practices and anthropometric
status of public secondary teachers in Umuahia north local Government Area,
Abia State. Questions were also asked on frequency and reasons adduced for
consumption of fruits and vegetables. Majority (79.2%) had good knowledge of
health benefits of consumption of fruits and vegetables, while 69.8% had
positive attitude towards consumption of fruits and vegetables. About 14.0% and
10.0% consumed fruits and vegetables daily respectively. Only 16.2% of the
teachers ate fruits five times or more within the week of the survey, while
9.2% ate vegetables five times or more within that week. Reasons given for
consumption of fruits and vegetables by the majority of respondents included
taste (78.5%), seasonality (78.2%), and knowledge of health benefits (77.5%),
knowledge of preparation (72.0%), satisfaction derived from eating (71.0%).
Teachers in public schools significantly consumed more fruits every day in
public schools. The major perceived reason for consumption of fruits and
vegetables was ‘good. There was a consensus that education of the teachers on
the knowledge of consumption of fruits and vegetables would increase the intake
level.
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NJOKU, C (2025). Knowledge Of Fruits And Vegetables Related Practices And Anthropometric Status Of Public Secondary School Teachers In Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State:- Njoku Favour C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Jul 23, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-of-fruits-and-vegetables-related-practices-and-anthropometric-status-of-public-secondary-school-teachers-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-abia-state-njoku-favour-c-7-2
CHIDINMA, NJOKU. "Knowledge Of Fruits And Vegetables Related Practices And Anthropometric Status Of Public Secondary School Teachers In Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State:- Njoku Favour C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Jul. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-of-fruits-and-vegetables-related-practices-and-anthropometric-status-of-public-secondary-school-teachers-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-abia-state-njoku-favour-c-7-2. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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CHIDINMA, NJOKU. "Knowledge Of Fruits And Vegetables Related Practices And Anthropometric Status Of Public Secondary School Teachers In Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State:- Njoku Favour C" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 23 Jul. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/knowledge-of-fruits-and-vegetables-related-practices-and-anthropometric-status-of-public-secondary-school-teachers-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-abia-state-njoku-favour-c-7-2