Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduate Students In Abia State Polytechnic:- Okoro, Favour I
ABSTRACT
This study
assessed the nutrition knowledge, dietary habits and prevalence of hypertension
among undergraduates in Abia State Polytechnic, Aba. The study was a
descriptive cross-sectional study. A
multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a total of 419 undergraduate
students. Data on socio demographic characteristics of the students,
nutrition knowledge and dietary habits of the students were collected using structured and validated questionnaire. The IBM SPSS
version 22.0 computer programme was used to analyze the data. Data obtained were
described using frequency and percentage. Result showed that more than
half (53.2%) of the respondents were male who were between 20-23 years (43.0%).
Many (64.2%) of the students had a good nutrition knowledge. A little below
half (47.5%) of the students eat three times a day and more than half (58.2%)
of them skip their meals. Among those that skip meals, 50% of them skip lunch
and their major reason for skipping meals was lack of time. Majority (87.8%) of
the students prepare their food themselves. The prevalence of pre-hypertension
and hypertension in this study was 13.8% and 5.3% respectively. Prevention and
control programmes should be devised among students, to improve their knowledge
and lifestyle practices early in life. Also, parents as well as school and
health authorities need to work more toward creating awareness about
hypertension in young people.
0.0
FAVOUR, I (2024). Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduate Students In Abia State Polytechnic:- Okoro, Favour I. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 19, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduate-students-in-abia-state-polytechnic-okoro-favour-i-7-2
IHUOMA, FAVOUR. "Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduate Students In Abia State Polytechnic:- Okoro, Favour I" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 04 Sep. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduate-students-in-abia-state-polytechnic-okoro-favour-i-7-2. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
IHUOMA, FAVOUR. "Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduate Students In Abia State Polytechnic:- Okoro, Favour I". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 04 Sep. 2024. Web. 19 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduate-students-in-abia-state-polytechnic-okoro-favour-i-7-2 >.
IHUOMA, FAVOUR. "Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduate Students In Abia State Polytechnic:- Okoro, Favour I" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 19 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduate-students-in-abia-state-polytechnic-okoro-favour-i-7-2