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

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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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.

DOI

10.21608/enj.2023.241460.1015

Keywords

Consumption pattern, Household, Anthropometry, COVID-19 Hit, Nutritional Status

Authors

First Name

Gbenga

Last Name

Oladosu

MiddleName

Samuel

Affiliation

Home Economics Education Unit, Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education, Delta State University, P.M.B 1., Abraka, Delta State

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oladosusam10@gmail.com

City

Abraka

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0000-0003-1207-8000

First Name

Lano-Maduagu

Last Name

Atinuke

MiddleName

Titilola

Affiliation

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, University of Lagos, Lagos state.

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alano-maduagu@unilag.edu.ng

City

Lagos

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First Name

Jelili

Last Name

Quadri

MiddleName

Akorede

Affiliation

Nutrition and Dietetics DEPT, Faculty of Food Science and Consumer Studies, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

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jaquadri@lautech.edu.ng

City

Ogbomoso

Orcid

0000-0002-3134-6501

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Charity

Last Name

Maduagu

MiddleName

Opeoluwa

Affiliation

Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Lagos State

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maduagucharity17@gmail.com

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Lagos

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Volume

38

Article Issue

4

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43733

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-10-08

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2023-11-25

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50

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63

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1687-1235

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2090-2514

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Egyptian Journal of Nutrition

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

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28 Dec 2024