The Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduates In Abia State College Of Health Science And Management Technology, Aba: - Emesue, Ann Chidiebube
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the nutrition knowledge,
dietary habits and prevalence ofhypertension among undergraduates in Abia State
College of Health Science and Management Technology, Aba. The study was a
descriptive cross-sectional study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to
select a total of 336 undergraduate students. Data on socio demographic
characteristics of the students, nutrition knowledge and dietary habits ofthe
students were collected using structured and validated questionnaire. The IBM
SPSS version 22.0 computer programme was used to analyse the data. Data
obtained were described using frequency and percentage. The result showed that
more than half(53.9%) ofthe respondents were females and Majority (92.6%) were
Christians. More than half of them lived off-campus and majority (90.2%) were
single. More than half (67.6%) of the respondents receive a monthly allowance
above N 10,000. More than half(58.9%) ofthem had an average nutritional
knowledge and some (34.5%) had a good nutritional knowledge. A little below
half (48.8%) eat less than three times a day. While, more than half ofthem
(69.3%) ofthem skipped their meals and the meal mostly skipped were lunch
(51.5%) and breakfast (47.2%). Their reasons for skipping meals were lack
oftime (58.4%) and nonavailability of food (19.3%). Their food frequency showed
that the respondents consumed more cereals, roots and tubers 3-4 times in a
week and legumes, fruits, meats, nuts and snacks were mostly consumed 1-2 times
weekly. Beverages were however mostly consumed daily. The prevalence of
hypertension among the respondents was 4.2%. Nutrition education is imminent
for University students to gain appropriate knowledge about nutrition and
periodic screening of blood pressure is important. Appropriate nutrition
education programs be developed and added to the curriculum to improve the
nutrition knowledge, dietary habits and overall health status of university
students.
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ANN, C (2026). The Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduates In Abia State College Of Health Science And Management Technology, Aba: - Emesue, Ann Chidiebube. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Jan 14, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduates-in-abia-state-college-of-health-science-and-management-technology-aba-emesue-ann-chidiebube-7-2
CHIDIEBUBE, ANN. "The Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduates In Abia State College Of Health Science And Management Technology, Aba: - Emesue, Ann Chidiebube" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 13 Jan. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduates-in-abia-state-college-of-health-science-and-management-technology-aba-emesue-ann-chidiebube-7-2. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
CHIDIEBUBE, ANN. "The Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduates In Abia State College Of Health Science And Management Technology, Aba: - Emesue, Ann Chidiebube". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 13 Jan. 2026. Web. 14 Jan. 2026. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduates-in-abia-state-college-of-health-science-and-management-technology-aba-emesue-ann-chidiebube-7-2 >.
CHIDIEBUBE, ANN. "The Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Habits And Prevalence Of Hypertension Among Undergraduates In Abia State College Of Health Science And Management Technology, Aba: - Emesue, Ann Chidiebube" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 14 Jan. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-nutrition-knowledge-dietary-habits-and-prevalence-of-hypertension-among-undergraduates-in-abia-state-college-of-health-science-and-management-technology-aba-emesue-ann-chidiebube-7-2