Food Habits, Other Lifestyles And Anthropometric Status Of Adults In Essien Udim Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State.
ABSTRACT
Food habits and other lifestyle practices are important determinants of health across all ages. The study was designed to assess the food habits, other lifestyles and anthropometrics status of Adults in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A total of 400 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. A well-structured questionnaire was used to determine their food habits, lifestyles, 24 hours dietary recall, food frequency questionnaire, personal and socio-economic characteristics, anthropometric data analyses and statistical analysis were analyzed using WHO reference standard and SPSS, respectively. Result revealed that (65.3%) of the respondents were females while (34.8%) were males. There were more rural (60.8%) than urban (39.3%) dwellers in this study. Annang (59.3%) and Efik (32.8%) dominated the ethnic groups of the respondents. Occupational status of respondents revealed that the respondents were mainly traders (37.0%), civil servants (19.8%), farmers (17.3%). Results showed that most (63.3%) of the respondents prepared food themselves, whereas others relied on their spouses (12.5%). On frequency of meal consumption, (28.0%) ate twice while (49.0%) ate three times. Meal skipping was observed in some (33.0%) of the respondents as the affected respondents mainly skipped either breakfast (14.5%) or lunch (12.3%). Only a few (12%) of the respondents suffered from health conditions like hypertension (6.0%), osteoporosis (1.8%), dental problems (1.8%). Most of the respondents were engaged in a daily walkout distance of 1km (41.0%) or 2 (28.5%) km. The predominant recreational activity engaged in by the respondents were jogging (33.3%) and playing whot (46.3%). These activities were done once (36.5%) or twice (34.3%) weekly. Result showed that few of the respondents (5.3%) smoked, majority of respondents consumed alcohol (86.8%). Also results on sleep duration showed that the respondents mostly slept for 6 (31.8%), 8 (28.8%), 10 (20.5%) hours. BMI status revealed that more than half (57.3%) of the respondents had normal weight, few of them were either overweight (27.3%) or obese (11.0%), only a few (4.5%) of them were underweight. Waist hip ratio status revealed that there were more normal respondents (51.8%) than “those at risk of obesity and other diseases (48.3%). Chi-test revealed a significant difference between BMI and person in charge of meal (x2 = 41.87; p = 0.00), WHR and person in charge of meal (x2 = 49.45; p = 0.00). On the lifestyle habits, weekly frequency of participation in recreational activity and number of bottles of alcoholic drinks taken was significantly different from BMI. Therefore efforts should be made to encourage the adults towards good food habits and living a healthy lifestyle as this has a bearing on the anthropometric status of the respondents.0.0
UDOM, A (2021). Food Habits, Other Lifestyles And Anthropometric Status Of Adults In Essien Udim Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/food-habits-other-lifestyles-and-anthropometric-status-of-adults-in-essien-udim-local-government-area-of-akwa-ibom-state-7-2
AKPAN, UDOM. "Food Habits, Other Lifestyles And Anthropometric Status Of Adults In Essien Udim Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 19 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/food-habits-other-lifestyles-and-anthropometric-status-of-adults-in-essien-udim-local-government-area-of-akwa-ibom-state-7-2. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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AKPAN, UDOM. "Food Habits, Other Lifestyles And Anthropometric Status Of Adults In Essien Udim Local Government Area Of Akwa Ibom State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 19 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/food-habits-other-lifestyles-and-anthropometric-status-of-adults-in-essien-udim-local-government-area-of-akwa-ibom-state-7-2