ABSTRACT
This study
assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice of market women in Ubani, Urugba
and Ahieke market in Umuahia North Local government of Abia State. The
cross-sectional survey was used to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice
of 307 market women from the selected market. A well-structured and validated
questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-economic
characteristics, knowledge, attitude and practice profile of the market women.
Data were analyzed using frequency (F), percentage (%), mean, standard
deviation (SD) and chi-square, respectively. Significance was accepted at
P<0.05. The result of the study revealed that 40.1% of the market women were
within the age group of 30 years and majority (84.7%) of the market women were
Christians, while few (7.5% and 7.8%) were Muslim and traditional believers.
80.8% of the market women have heard information about benefit of fruit and
vegetables, and their source of information includes radio/television,
community workers, internets e.t.c. The result of the knowledge profile of
fruit and vegetable consumption showed that majority (94.5%) of the market
women had poor knowledge about fruit consumption and few (5.5%) had average
knowledge based on their knowledge grade. The result also showed that more than
half (61.2% and 57.7%) of the market women were positive towards both positive
and negative statement about fruit and vegetable consumption. The fruit and
vegetable consumption frequency showed that only few of the market women
consume fruit and vegetable more than six times in a week. The chi-square test
showed that socio-economic status of the market does not significantly affect
the knowledge of the market women toward fruit and vegetable consumption,
respectively.
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