Assessment of nutritional status of in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria

Autor:	Olubukunola Omobuwa, C O Alebiosu, Wasiu Olalekan Adebimpe, F O Olajide
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Secondary education business.industry education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Adult population Nutritional status Mean age Anthropometry Simple random sample Family medicine Physical therapy Medicine Health information Family Practice business
Zdroj:	South African Family Practice. 56:246-250
ISSN:	2078-6204 2078-6190
DOI:	10.1080/20786190.2014.953891
Popis:	Background: Adolescents are tomorrow’s adult population, hence their health and well-being are crucial. The objective of this study was to determine the nutritional status of in-school adolescents in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted on 93 in-school adolescents attending a diabetes mellitus sensitisation and education programme, selected by simple random sampling (the ballot method) using a self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements were carried out on the subjects by trained researchers. Data were analysed using SPSS® software, version 17.Results: Study subjects comprised 29 males (31.2%) and 64 females (68.8), with an overall mean age of 15.67 (± 1.25) years. All of them were in senior grades of their secondary education. Approximately 90% of respondents’ parents had attained at least secondary education. The television was the most popular source of health information for the study subjects (33.3%). Nearly a third...
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