ABSTRACT
The study assessed the nutritional status and diet quality of adult in Obingwa L.G.A Abia state. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the study sample. 10% of the total number of villages in Obingwa (137 villages) was used for the study. The sample size of the study consisted of 238 respondents. Data collected were survey data and anthropometric measurements. Anthropometric measurements obtained during the study include weight, height, arm circumference, hip circumference, waste circumference an data on dietary measurement. Statstucal analysis of the data obtained was done using IBM SPSS version 23. Relationship between nutritional status, diet quality, demographic and socioeconomic data was determined using correlation coefficient. Significance was accepted at p<0.05. A greater percentage (93.3%) of the respondents belonged to the Igbo ethnic group, 51.7% were married. 43.7% of the respondents had tertiary education qualification. Regarding the occupation of the respondents, 20.6% 23.5%, 11.3%, 19.3%, 16.4%, 2.1%, 4.2% and 2.5% of the respondents were traders, farmers, teachers, civil servants, businessmen/women, retired and students respectively. Results on the dietary quality of the respondents and 24 h hour dietary recall of the respondents showed that many of many of the respondents consumed more of cereals/grains and roots/tubers. Also 90.6% of the respondents did not smoke and 79.6% of them do not consume alcohol. Regarding the BMI, the mean BMI results showed that 8.8%, 69.0%, 15.1% and 7.1% of the males were underweight, normal, over weight and obese respectively. The results on the BMI of females in the study area showed that 8.1%, 63.7%, 15.8% and 12.4% were under weight, normal, over weight and obese respectively. Results on Waist hip ratio showed that 70.5%, 26.7% and 2.9% of the males were at low risk, moderate risk and high risk respectively while 71.6%,24.1% and 4.3%of the females were at low risk, moderate risk and high risk respectively. Regarding waist circumference status, 61.1%, 34.5% and 4.4% of the males were at low risk, moderate risk and high risk respectively while 61.55%, 34.6% and 3.85% of the females were at low risk, moderate risk and high risk respectively. There was also a Positive and weak but yet significant (p>0.01) relationship between Income and Educational Status. And also a negative and weak but yet significant relationship (p>0.05) between BMI and Educational Status.
JOHNSON, V (2021). Nutritional Status And Diet Quality Of Adults In Obingwa L.G.A Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 20, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-status-and-diet-quality-of-adults-in-obingwa-lga-abia-state-7-2
VICTORY, JOHNSON. "Nutritional Status And Diet Quality Of Adults In Obingwa L.G.A Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 20 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-status-and-diet-quality-of-adults-in-obingwa-lga-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
VICTORY, JOHNSON. "Nutritional Status And Diet Quality Of Adults In Obingwa L.G.A Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 20 Aug. 2021. Web. 20 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-status-and-diet-quality-of-adults-in-obingwa-lga-abia-state-7-2 >.
VICTORY, JOHNSON. "Nutritional Status And Diet Quality Of Adults In Obingwa L.G.A Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 20 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-status-and-diet-quality-of-adults-in-obingwa-lga-abia-state-7-2