Dietary practice and nutritional status of low-income earners in a rural adult population in Delta State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Christabel ON; Department of Public and Community Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria., Peters E; Department of Public and Community Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria., Otovwe A; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Browne O; Department of Public and Community Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria., Richard AA; Department of Public and Community Health, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2024 Jul 29; Vol. 48, pp. 138. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 29 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2024.48.138.40722
Abstrakt:	Introduction: due to the inability of low-income populations to access nutritious foods or basic education, these groups usually consume unhealthy diets, which frequently lead to nutrition issues like obesity, malnutrition, and other health morbidities. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the nutritional knowledge, dietary practices, nutritional status, and factors influencing the dietary habits of low-income persons living in a rural constituency in Southern Nigeria. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out on 419 consenting low-income adults (18 years and older) using a simple random technique, in order to collect data on their socio-demographic traits, nutritional knowledge, dietary practices, and nutritional status. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 was used to analyze the data generated. Results: the respondents´ the average age was 40.9 ± 15.68 years while 224 (53.5%) of those surveyed were females. The proportion of responders with a secondary education was highest 279 (66.6%). The most common occupation among respondents was farming 151 (36.1%) and petty trading 135 (32.2%). Overall, 314 (74.9%) of low-income adults had poor dietary habits, and 245 (60.6%) had poor nutrition knowledge. Occupation and gender were significantly associated with nutritional status P<0.05. The majority of respondents 56.2% (235) were overweight or obese, and multivariate logistic regression analysis shows that respondents with concern about gaining weight were more likely to be overweight or obese (OR=1.065, 95% CI=0.832-1.363). Conclusion: the findings from the study indicate that inadequate nutritional knowledge and poor dietary habits, reflected in respondents' body weight are likely to increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, necessitating the need for nutritional education among rural populations. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Ogbolu Nneka Christabel et al.)
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