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Author(s)
Isoken Ihensekhien1, Olabisi Busari2, Caroline E Adedeji1 and Lilian Imuetinyan Salami1
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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2019.01.006
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin city 300213, Nigeria
2. Department of Home Economics School of Vocational and Technical Education, FCT Akoka, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Objectives: The study examined socio-economic status and gender as
determinant of dietary practices of senior secondary school students in Edo
South Senatorial district for healthy living and sustainability. Methodology:
Quasi experimental research design was employed in the study. Three research
questions were raised and formulated into hypotheses, tested at 0.05 level of
significance. A multistage random sampling technique was used to sample 245
students from two public schools in Oredo local government areas within Edo
south senatorial district. Two (2) instruments (questionnaire and achievement
test) validated and reliability of 0.64 and 0.84 reliability co-efficient were
obtained. The demographic data/SES, dietary practices (DDPSESQ) was used to
obtain information on their dietary practices and socio-economic status, while the pictorial nutrition achievement test (PNAT)
consisted of the pre- and post-test. The treatment package comprised planned
lessons of 40 minutes each for six (6) weeks. The data collected were analyzed
using inferential statistics; hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using the
independent t-test while hypothesis 3
was tested using One-Way ANOVA statistics. Findings: The study revealed that
there is no significant difference in
dietary practices of students of high, medium and low socio-economic status as
a result of exposure to pictorial nutrition education. There was no significant difference in
dietary practices by gender. The study concluded that socio-economic status
does not determine dietary practices of secondary school students for
responsible living.
KEYWORDS
Socio-economic status, gender, dietary practices, adolescents and sustainability.
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