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Title: | Knowledge and Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Consumption among Adults in an Urban Community in North Central Nigeria. |
Authors: | Banwat, Mathilda Edmund Lar, Luret Albert Daboer, Jonathan Audu, Sunday Lassa, Samuel |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | The Nigerian Health Journal |
Series/Report no.: | Vol. 12;No. 1; Pp 12-15 |
Abstract: | Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is an
essential source of vital nutrients for the body's
micronutrient requirements. However, the knowledge and
intake of this essential aspect of nutrition is globally poor.
This study therefore aimed at assessing the knowledge and
intake of vegetables and fruits among adults in Tudun
Wada Community of Jos North LGA, Central Nigeria.
Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive
study where 250 respondents were selected using a Multistage
Sampling technique. Structured questionnaires were
used to gather data, which were analyzed using Epi info
version 3.5.1. Qualitative data are presented as frequencies
and percentages while Chi-square is used to evaluate
associations between outcome variables and demographic
variables.
Results: There was an overall fair knowledge of the
nutritional value of fruits and vegetables among majority
(92.4%) the respondents, with a statistically significant
association between level of education attained and
knowledge (p<0.05). Females were also noted to have a
better practice of fruit and vegetable consumption than
their male peers (p < 0.05). The appropriate practice of fruit
and vegetable consumption was however not as high as
knowledge: with only 69.2% of the respondents having
appropriate consumption practices.
Conclusion: The low level of appropriate practice of fruit
and vegetable consumption by adults 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. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2149 |
ISSN: | 1597-4292 |
Appears in Collections: | Community Medicine
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