Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria
Oladosu, G., Atinuke, L., Quadri, J., Maduagu, C. (2023). Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 38(4), 50-63. doi: 10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015
Gbenga Samuel Oladosu; Lano-Maduagu Titilola Atinuke; Jelili Akorede Quadri; Charity Opeoluwa Maduagu. "Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria". EKB Journal Management System, 38, 4, 2023, 50-63. doi: 10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015
Oladosu, G., Atinuke, L., Quadri, J., Maduagu, C. (2023). 'Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria', EKB Journal Management System, 38(4), pp. 50-63. doi: 10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015
Oladosu, G., Atinuke, L., Quadri, J., Maduagu, C. Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 38(4): 50-63. doi: 10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015

Socioeconomic, Dietary, and Anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun State, Nigeria

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition
Volume 38, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 50-63  XML PDF (626.98 K)
Document Type: Case study
DOI: 10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015
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Gbenga Samuel Oladosu email orcid 1; Lano-Maduagu Titilola Atinuke2; Jelili Akorede Quadriorcid 3; Charity Opeoluwa Maduagu4
1Home Economics Education Unit, Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education, Delta State University, P.M.B 1., Abraka, Delta State
2Department of Technology and Vocational Education, University of Lagos, Lagos state.
3Nutrition and Dietetics DEPT, Faculty of Food Science and Consumer Studies, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
4Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Lagos State
Abstract
The emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been found to greatly influence all aspects of human lives including economic, social, psychological, and nutritional well-being. This study assessed the socio-economic, dietary, and anthropometric indices of selected households during the hit of COVID-19 in Ogun state. The study was cross-sectional in design. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 300 households from the three senatorial districts. Data were obtained on socio-economic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, and dietary intake using a pre-tested structured questionnaire, standard anthropometric procedures, and food frequency questionnaire respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviations, correlation, t-test, and Chi-Square. More than half (58.6%) of the respondents had no source of income during the lockdown, 37.7% had tertiary education and 26.4% earned ₦100, 000 - ₦199, 000 annually. The nutritional status of the household revealed that 29.9% of children 6-9 years and 23.5% of children 10-12 years were stunted, 24.7% of the mothers, and 28.3% of the fathers were overweight. The perceived adequacy of food consumed showed that 42% reported a reduction in the quantity of food consumed during the lockdown, 52%, 57.7%, and 63% perceived that their diet was inadequate in protein, fruits, vegetables, and dairy respectively. The emergence of COVID-19 threatened the socioeconomic, nutritional status, and food consumption pattern of the studied house, there is, therefore, a need for coping strategies that will improve nutrition and health status in cases of emergencies.
Keywords
Consumption pattern; Household; Anthropometry; COVID-19 Hit; Nutritional status
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