Assessment Of Household Food Insecurity And Anthropometric Status Of School Aged Children In Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State.
ABSTRACT
Nutrition security goes beyond the concept of access and availability of food, and encompasses the use and utilization of food in quality and quantity, as well as the distribution of food within a household. Food security is affected by many factors, either at a national, regional, household or even individual level. This study was aimed at assessing the household food insecurity and anthropometric status of school aged children in Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State. A total of 207 children were randomly selected because of the large amount of children in the community using a structured questionnaire that is comprised of personal, socioeconomic, food security and anthropometric characteristics. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 22.0. There were 58.5% male and 41.1% female. Some (44.9%) of the subjects had fathers were civil servant, very few (0.5%) of the respondents fathers were bankers and okada riders. Some (11.6%) and many (42.0%) of the subjects had mothers and fathers who earned N 31, 000 and above.
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IYALI, N (2021). Assessment Of Household Food Insecurity And Anthropometric Status Of School Aged Children In Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 26, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-insecurity-and-anthropometric-status-of-school-aged-children-in-ubakala-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2
NNEOMA, IYALI. "Assessment Of Household Food Insecurity And Anthropometric Status Of School Aged Children In Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 17 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-insecurity-and-anthropometric-status-of-school-aged-children-in-ubakala-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
NNEOMA, IYALI. "Assessment Of Household Food Insecurity And Anthropometric Status Of School Aged Children In Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 17 Aug. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-insecurity-and-anthropometric-status-of-school-aged-children-in-ubakala-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2 >.
NNEOMA, IYALI. "Assessment Of Household Food Insecurity And Anthropometric Status Of School Aged Children In Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area Abia State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 26 Apr. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/assessment-of-household-food-insecurity-and-anthropometric-status-of-school-aged-children-in-ubakala-umuahia-south-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2