An assessment of health practises among small-scale farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Komolafe E. Sola, Ayanda F. Ibraheem, Abidemi O. Asiyanbi, Jones Adebola Akangbe, Jubril Olayinka Animashaun |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Health Status Physical activity Nigeria Health literacy Occupational safety and health lcsh:Agriculture small scale farmers Environmental health Humans health practices Personal health Waste Management and Disposal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Occupational Health lcsh:Environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 Government Farmers business.industry social and economic factors rural practice “Health Awareness” Environmental resource management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:S Agriculture Scale (social sciences) Local government Psychology business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 488-490 (2015) Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 879957, Pp 488-490 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1898-2263 1232-1966 |
| Popis: | Objective. The study examines the personal health practices of small scale farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods. Primary data were obtained using a well-structured questionnaire which was distributed to 120 small scale farmers. Descriptive statistical techniques such as frequency count, percentages were used, as well as Pearson Product Moment correlation and analysis for empirical analysis. Results. Results revealed that more than half (55%) smoke cigarettes, about 48% drink alcohol to a very great extent, while the majority (64.5%) indicated they have not been screened to know their HIV status. On a positive note, the results further show that the majority 70%, 53.3%, 80% and 73.3% indicated that they eat a balance diet, engage in physical activity, practice safer sex, and regularly visit a health care centre, respectively. It also revealed that 77% have not attended any training on healthy living. The results of PPMC showed that the health knowledge of respondents had significant (p |
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