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Delta State University
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Prevailing Nutritional Practices Adopted by Senior Secondary School Students in Delta State, Nigeria Oghenevwarhe Itagar
EDUCTUM: Journal Research Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Eductum: Journal Research
Publisher : Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56495/ejr.v4i2.1635

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This study investigated the prevailing nutritional practices adopted by Senior Secondary School students in Delta State, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey design using an ex-post facto approach. The population comprised 14,819 students from public secondary schools across the three senatorial districts of Delta State. A sample of 390 students was selected through multistage sampling using Slovin’s formula. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test analysis at a 0.05 significance level. The findings revealed that students predominantly engaged in unhealthy nutritional practices, including emotional eating (M = 3.38), consuming large food portions (M = 3.07), frequent snacking (M = 3.06), and meal skipping (M = 2.92). Healthy behaviors such as daily fruit and vegetable consumption (M = 2.28) and regular physical exercise (M = 2.41) were not commonly practiced. Furthermore, the t-test result indicated no significant difference between male and female students regarding nutritional practices (t = 0.20, p = 0.85). The study concludes that unhealthy dietary behaviors are widespread among students regardless of gender, highlighting the need for targeted nutrition education and school-based health intervention programs.
Sources of information available to senior secondary school student on the nutritional practices adopted in Delta State, Nigeria Oghenevwarhe Itagar; Juliana Ego Azonuche; Diana Oritsegbubemi Arubayi
Humanities Horizon Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : PT. Pena Produktif Kreatif

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63373/3047-8014/57

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Promoting healthy eating among youth is hindered by limited access to reliable dietary guidance, which often leads to poor nutritional practices and adverse long-term health outcomes among adolescents. This study adopted an ex-post facto, descriptive survey design in Delta State, Nigeria. Out of a population of 14,819 public senior secondary students across three senatorial zones, a sample of 390 students from 18 schools was selected using Slovin’s formula and multistage sampling. Data was collected via a validated, 4-point Likert scale questionnaire (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.81) with a 100% retrieval rate. Analysis involved percentages, mean scores, standard deviations, and t-test statistics using SPSS version 22. Based on 390 respondents, senior secondary students agreed that television (M = 3.47), friends/classmates (M = 3.26), radio (M = 2.90), and social media (M = 2.76) are available nutritional information sources, exceeding the 2.50 cut-off. Conversely, they disagreed on home economics textbooks, newspapers, and fiction books (M = 2.23 – 2.40). Standard deviations ranged from 0.63 to 0.99. Hypothesis testing revealed a significant locational difference in information sources between urban (N = 219, M = 21.42, SD = 2.62) and rural (N = 171, M = 12.35, SD = 2.38) students. With t-cal = 35.32 and p = 0.00 (at alpha = 0.05), the null hypothesis was rejected. In conclusion, secondary students rely heavily on electronic and social media for nutritional knowledge, while print media remains ineffective. Significant urban-rural disparities highlight the urgent need for equitable, localized nutritional interventions.
Assessment of Senior Secondary School Students' Knowledge of Nutritional Practices in Delta State, Nigeria Oghenevwarhe Itagar
Indonesian Journal Education Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): Indonesian Journal Education (IJE)
Publisher : Lembaga Riset Mutiara Akbar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56495/ije.v4i1.1632

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This study assessed the knowledge of nutritional practices among Senior Secondary School students in Delta State, Nigeria. An ex-post facto research design and descriptive survey method were adopted. A sample of 390 students was selected from a population of 14,819 using Slovin’s formula and multi-stage sampling techniques. Data were collected through a validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics at a 0.05 significance level. The findings revealed that students possessed a high level of nutritional knowledge, with mean scores ranging from 2.78 to 3.28, indicating strong awareness of healthy dietary practices and the importance of Food and Nutrition education. The study also found a significant difference between urban and rural students’ nutritional knowledge (t = 35.15, p < 0.05), suggesting that location influences access to nutrition-related information. The study concludes that nutrition knowledge among students is generally high, although efforts are needed to address urban–rural disparities.
Co-Authors Diana Oritsegbubemi Arubayi Juliana Ego Azonuche