SOYINKA-BUSARI, Olabisi, EZEOGUINE, Juliana. A., EZEKWERE, P. U.
The study investigated sanitation practices, disposal methods and awareness of health hazards of indiscriminate disposal of electrical/electronic devices among students of Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos. A descriptive survey design was employed in the study. Two hundred (200) students from four (4) schools representing fifty (50) per school were randomly sampled for the study. A structured questionnaire titled "Assessment of digital waste disposal, sanitation practices and health management among students of Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos' was developed and used to assess responses from students. The research instrument was given face validity by lecturers in the Department of Home Economics Education. Some copies of the questionnaire were subjected to pilot testing and data obtained analyzed using Cronbach Alpha. A reliability coefficient (r) of 0.6452 obtained indicated the internal consistence of the instrument. All necessary corrections and comments were made before the main study. The researcher personally administered the questionnaires with 92.5% returns. Data were analysed using frequency, percentages and mean scores. Mean scores 2.50 and above were considered as 'Agree', while those below 2.50 'Disagree' on a scale of 4-points Likert scale. The results indicated that there are existing sanitation practices such as such as sweeping, scrubbing, regular disinfecting toilet and disposing waste into bigger refuse /waste bins among the students of FCE (T) Akoka. The students indiscriminately dispose electrical/electronic devices using wrong methods. The students are not aware of health hazard of their indiscriminate disposal of electrical/electronic devices.
{"title":"SANITATION PRACTICES, DISPOSAL METHODS AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH HAZARDS OF INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC DEVICES AMONG STUDENTS","authors":"SOYINKA-BUSARI, Olabisi, EZEOGUINE, Juliana. A., EZEKWERE, P. U.","doi":"10.61868/njhe.v12i9.273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61868/njhe.v12i9.273","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated sanitation practices, disposal methods and awareness of health hazards of indiscriminate disposal of electrical/electronic devices among students of Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos. A descriptive survey design was employed in the study. Two hundred (200) students from four (4) schools representing fifty (50) per school were randomly sampled for the study. A structured questionnaire titled \"Assessment of digital waste disposal, sanitation practices and health management among students of Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos' was developed and used to assess responses from students. The research instrument was given face validity by lecturers in the Department of Home Economics Education. Some copies of the questionnaire were subjected to pilot testing and data obtained analyzed using Cronbach Alpha. A reliability coefficient (r) of 0.6452 obtained indicated the internal consistence of the instrument. All necessary corrections and comments were made before the main study. The researcher personally administered the questionnaires with 92.5% returns. Data were analysed using frequency, percentages and mean scores. Mean scores 2.50 and above were considered as 'Agree', while those below 2.50 'Disagree' on a scale of 4-points Likert scale. The results indicated that there are existing sanitation practices such as such as sweeping, scrubbing, regular disinfecting toilet and disposing waste into bigger refuse /waste bins among the students of FCE (T) Akoka. The students indiscriminately dispose electrical/electronic devices using wrong methods. The students are not aware of health hazard of their indiscriminate disposal of electrical/electronic devices.","PeriodicalId":516976,"journal":{"name":"Nigeria Journal of Home Economics (ISSN: 2782-8131)","volume":"146 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139894334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital resources have changed the narrative on every human endeavor, migrating human activities from the traditional perspective to more convenient and modern practices driven by technology. Besides Home Economics which cuts across all areas of human endeavor such as home management and fashion has added value to digital resources such as the internet via social media platforms by making them more attractive to economic investors who have contributed to national development. On the other hand, digital resources via emerging technologies have continued to impact on every component of Home Economics, adapting to the latest technological innovations to contribute its quota in enhancing national development and sustainability in various ways. This paper have highlighted and deeply discussed the linkages between digital resources and the various facets of Home Economics, exposing the various emerging digital technologies and how they have helped to enhance national development and its sustainability in promoting family security, ecosystem for agricultural development, tackling environmental and climate change, food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, family healthcare and post Covid-19. The study established that the application of digital technologies in Home Economics is no more a futuristic matter, as it has started affecting every component of Home Economics which centers on human lives and everything they do to better their lives individually and as a nation.
{"title":"HOME ECONOMICS FOSTERING DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY","authors":"OBUNADIKE, Joy. C.","doi":"10.61868/njhe.v12i9.270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61868/njhe.v12i9.270","url":null,"abstract":"Digital resources have changed the narrative on every human endeavor, migrating human activities from the traditional perspective to more convenient and modern practices driven by technology. Besides Home Economics which cuts across all areas of human endeavor such as home management and fashion has added value to digital resources such as the internet via social media platforms by making them more attractive to economic investors who have contributed to national development. On the other hand, digital resources via emerging technologies have continued to impact on every component of Home Economics, adapting to the latest technological innovations to contribute its quota in enhancing national development and sustainability in various ways. This paper have highlighted and deeply discussed the linkages between digital resources and the various facets of Home Economics, exposing the various emerging digital technologies and how they have helped to enhance national development and its sustainability in promoting family security, ecosystem for agricultural development, tackling environmental and climate change, food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, family healthcare and post Covid-19. The study established that the application of digital technologies in Home Economics is no more a futuristic matter, as it has started affecting every component of Home Economics which centers on human lives and everything they do to better their lives individually and as a nation.","PeriodicalId":516976,"journal":{"name":"Nigeria Journal of Home Economics (ISSN: 2782-8131)","volume":"177 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139895009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study assessed the sensory assessment of biscuits produced from a blend of wheat and unripe plantain fiour in Delta State. Materials used include matured and unripe plantain which was obtained from a farm in Asaba, Delta State. The unripe plantains were carefully detached from the bunch, sorted, peeled and sliced to about 5 mm thickness. The dried chips were later milled and sealed for baking. The dough was mixed using a B8 universal mixer (model IPX1, 7076) at 550 rpm for 15 minutes until uniform smooth dough was obtained. All data were subjected to statistical analysis using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The mean were then separated by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test (DNMRT) using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 software. Biscuit samples were subjected to sensory evaluation within 24 hours after production. The sensory evaluation of the samples was carried out using twenty-five (25) panelists familiar with biscuits. The qualities assessed include aroma, appearance, taste, texture and general acceptability. The results ranged from 6.30-7.35, 6.45-7.30, 2.05-6.30 and 6.20-6.85 for aroma, appearance, taste and texture, re.spectively while the control had 7.45, 7.20, 7.45 and 6.75 for aroma, appearance, taste and texture, respectively. The study recommended among other things that Government should encourage biscuits produced from the blend of wheat fiour and unripe plantain because of its better mineral quality, high in calcium and iron content than those produced from 100 % wheat fiour.
{"title":"SENSORY EVALUATION OF BISCUITS PRODUCED FROM A BLEND OF WHEAT AND UNRIPE PLANTAIN FLOUR IN DELTA STATE","authors":"CHUKWUKA, Florence Obiageli, OKONKWO, Grace Anene","doi":"10.61868/njhe.v12i9.272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61868/njhe.v12i9.272","url":null,"abstract":"This study assessed the sensory assessment of biscuits produced from a blend of wheat and unripe plantain fiour in Delta State. Materials used include matured and unripe plantain which was obtained from a farm in Asaba, Delta State. The unripe plantains were carefully detached from the bunch, sorted, peeled and sliced to about 5 mm thickness. The dried chips were later milled and sealed for baking. The dough was mixed using a B8 universal mixer (model IPX1, 7076) at 550 rpm for 15 minutes until uniform smooth dough was obtained. All data were subjected to statistical analysis using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The mean were then separated by Duncan's New Multiple Range Test (DNMRT) using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 software. Biscuit samples were subjected to sensory evaluation within 24 hours after production. The sensory evaluation of the samples was carried out using twenty-five (25) panelists familiar with biscuits. The qualities assessed include aroma, appearance, taste, texture and general acceptability. The results ranged from 6.30-7.35, 6.45-7.30, 2.05-6.30 and 6.20-6.85 for aroma, appearance, taste and texture, re.spectively while the control had 7.45, 7.20, 7.45 and 6.75 for aroma, appearance, taste and texture, respectively. The study recommended among other things that Government should encourage biscuits produced from the blend of wheat fiour and unripe plantain because of its better mineral quality, high in calcium and iron content than those produced from 100 % wheat fiour.","PeriodicalId":516976,"journal":{"name":"Nigeria Journal of Home Economics (ISSN: 2782-8131)","volume":"163 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139894332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper aimed at educating all home economist the place of fostering digital resources in teaching and its importance in the classroom. The paper focused on digital resources, benefits of collaboration in using digital tools, digital learning , smart learning strategy, online libraries and data base, search engine, and the effectiveness of digital resources in teaching. The paper concludes that fostering digital resources in teaching makes outcome very effective, efficient, enhancing national development and sustainability. The paper recommended that home economist should adopt the use of digital resources in their teaching.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.61868/njhe.v12i10.305
UDONWA, Rose Ekaete, ENEYO, Violet Bassey, IYAM, Mary Arikpo
This study investigated the impact of lifestyle factors on adolescent weight variations in Southern Cross River State, Nigeria, targeting students aged 10 to 22 from 37 secondary schools. The study employed a cross-sectional design and a multistage sampling technique. It included 481 participants, ensuring demographic representation. The methodology involved stratified sampling, systematic student selection, and data collection via questionnaires and personal interviews, focusing on dietary patterns, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements. Analysis using Epi-Info 2002 software revealed significant correlations between lifestyle factors and weight variations, highlighting differences in dietary habits and physical activity levels across genders and between urban and rural students. The findings underscore the need for tailored health education and lifestyle interventions, addressing the socio-cultural context of adolescent health in Southern Cross River State. This research contributes to understanding the determinants of adolescent obesity, emphasizing the development of targeted public health strategies and obesity prevention programs. Top of Form
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.61868/njhe.v12i10.303
IHENSEKHIEN, Isoken, OMOSANYIN Olayemi., OSHIO Lucy E.
This study investigated the influence of digital resources on food consumption patterns of civil servants at the household level in sub urban Ekiti state. Three research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the correlational descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised 4,500 households across 16 local Government Areas. A sample size of 202 members of households was selected for the study through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected with a structured, validated close-ended questionnaire, with a reliability coefficient of 0.76. The data was analyzed with mean and standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), independent samples t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The major findings were that the digital resources mostly used by civil servants in the study area are social media such as WhatsApp ( = 3.76), Facebook ( = 3.51) and Instagram ( = 3.25), and they mostly consume fat and oil food group (3.86), consume carbonated drinks and snacks between meal. However, the use of digital resources has improved quantity of balanced meal consumed, the quality of diet, and availability of nutritional information (2.70 ? ? 2.81), deteriorated the consumption of alcohol and non-food substances ( = 1.54). The study concludes that civil servants in Ekiti State tend to embrace digital resources as a means to increase their access to nutritional information and facilitate decision-making regarding their dietary choices. It was therefore recommended that the Nigerian government agency tasked with overseeing food and the food industry should take into account the impact of digital resources on eating habits and collaborate to encourage healthier food choices.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.61868/njhe.v12i10.311
BARDI, Gloria I., SALAMI, L. I., UKO-AVIOMOH, Ekemini .E., IHENSEKHIEN, Isoken
This study assessed the nutritional status of primary school pupils in Egor LGA, Edo state. The study was guided by two objectives and one hypothesis. Eight (8) schools were purposively selected out of the sixteen (16) primary schools in Egor Local Government Area. The sample size for the study was two hundred and eighty-eight (288). This study assessed the nutritional status of primary school pupils in Egor LGA, Edo state. The study was guided by two objectives and one hypothesis. Eight (8) schools were purposively selected out of the sixteen (16) primary schools in Egor Local Government Area. The sample size for the study was two hundred and eighty-eight (288). The anthropometric measurement was used to calculate the BMI. Statistical analysis was done using frequency and percentage while independent t-test statistic was used to test the hypothesis of the study at 5% significance level. The anaysis showed that 25.35% of the pupils had normal nutritional status, while 74.65% are underweight ( malnutrition) but no overweight. Forty percent (40%) of those that are underweight have mild underweight, 33% have moderate underweight and 27% have severe underweight. On the average, the primary school pupils surveyed have mild underweight. It was also found that there is a significant difference in the nutritional status of the pupils based on gender. Female pupils are more malnourished than the male pupils. The study recommended that more economic activities should be created in the local government to enable parents and guardians to work and earn wages or salaries so that they can feed their families and themselves adequately. Step-up nutrition education and sensitization, provision of quality diets as well as nutrition knowledge are imperatives to regulate and avert malnutrition among children.
本研究评估了埃多州埃戈尔地方政府（Egor LGA）小学生的营养状况。研究以两个目标和一个假设为指导。在埃戈尔地方政府辖区的十六（16）所小学中，有目的地选择了八（8）所学校。这项研究评估了埃多州埃戈尔地方政府辖区小学生的营养状况。研究以两个目标和一个假设为指导。在埃戈尔地方政府辖区的十六（16）所小学中，有目的地选择了八（8）所学校。研究样本量为二百八十八（288）份。人体测量用于计算体重指数。使用频率和百分比进行统计分析，同时使用独立的 t 检验统计法在 5%的显著性水平上检验研究假设。分析表明，25.35% 的学生营养状况正常，74.65% 的学生体重不足（营养不良），但没有超重。 在体重不足的学生中，40%为轻度体重不足，33%为中度体重不足，27%为重度体重不足。接受调查的小学生平均体重轻度不足。调查还发现，小学生的营养状况因性别而存在显著差异。女生比男生更容易营养不良。研究建议，地方政府应开展更多的经济活动，使家长和监护人能够工作并赚取工资或薪水，从而能够养活家人和自己。加强营养教育和宣传、提供优质饮食以及营养知识是调节和避免儿童营养不良的当务之急。
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This paper titled “Promoting food and nutrition security through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Delta State. To direct the investigation, two research questions and two hypotheses were developed. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. The population of the study includes all the Home Economics lecturers in the three Colleges of Education in Delta State who were all accommodated as the sample size. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire entitled “Importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Promoting Food and Nutrition Security Questionnaire” (IICTPFNSQ). The instrument was validated by two experts in Home Economics- and one lecturer in Measurement and Evaluation all in Faculty of Education, Delta State University Abraka. The result of the study showed that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has helped in distribution of information relating to sourcing of food to households in Delta State. It has helped in advertising the different types of food as well as its preparation in which many household does not have previous knowledge of. The hypotheses shows that there is a significant relationship between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and food and nutrition security in Delta State. Based on these findings, the paper recommended among other things that there is need to invest more on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) so as to increase the information concerning sourcing of food as well as preparation of alternative food so as to reduce the incidence of food insecurity in Delta State.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.61868/njhe.v12i10.304
ASOMUGHA, I. C., ANYANWU, H. O., OLUBIYI, E.O., SAMUEL, D. I.
The study examined health seeking behavior towards hypertension among adult traders in Ahia Ohuru Market Aba, Abia State. The state was randomly selected while the market was purposively chosen because it was one of the largest. Thereafter, 342 adult traders were selected by balloting. Information on adults’socio-demographic and health seeking behavior were gathered using questionnaire. Digital automatic blood pressure monitor was used to measure their blood pressures. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze data collected while association was tested using chi square. Result showed that 35.3% and 14.9% visited private and government health facilities, respectively while 4.1% sought traditional health practitioners and 2.3% faith healers. On self-medication with herbal drugs, 22.5% and 28.1% did that most times when they were ill and for illness they considered severe. For pharmaceutical drugs, 46.5% and 14.2% self-medicated with them when sick and did that for mild illnesses most times, respectively Blood pressure readings revealed that 39.4% had normal, 30.8% were pre-hypertensive and 18.9% and 10.9% had stages I and II hypertension, respectively. Association between adults’ health seeking behavior and blood pressure was positive and significant with visit to private health facility, self -medication with herbal, pharmaceutical drugs and faith healers with X2 and p-values of 12.56; 0.057, 23.67; 0.036, 27.56; 0.027 and 17.34; 0.043, respectively. In conclusion, seeking health care in questionable places or self- medication plus other factors may adversely affect onset and progression of hypertension.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.61868/njhe.v12i10.306
FATOYE Maureen Nkechi, NWABAH Nkeriku., I.
The need to produce convenience garments for effective breastfeeding necessitated this study, the study investigated the usage of concealed fashionable fastening garments for effective breastfeeding among career lactating mothers. The specific purpose of this study is to produce suitable garments for career lactating mothers using concealed fashionable fastenings to promote effective breastfeeding. The study adopted descriptive survey research and research and development. (R&D). The population of the study consists of one thousand two hundred and forty-two (1,242) lactating mothers who registered in Secondary Health Care (Central hospitals) in Delta North Senatorial District, Delta State. The sample of this study was one hundred and fifty (150) lactating mothers drawn from the population through stratified and multistage sampling technique The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire and the sewn lactating garments were given to lactating mothers for test. Descriptive statistics of Mean and Standard deviation were used, and the findings of this study revealed that produced garments for career lactating mothers using concealed fashionable fastenings were highly suitable for promoting effective breastfeeding. it can be concluded that concealed fashionable fastening garments are necessary for effective breastfeeding and career lactating feel comfortable when carrying out breastfeeding activities, the garments were successfully produced for the intended purpose and were highly comfortable, suitable, and aesthetically pleasing. Concealed fashionable fastening garment was recommended for career lactating mothers for comfort, suitability, and acceptability towards effective breastfeeding.
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