Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria
Inadequate food security contributes to poor health outcome for all, including adolescent girls. The study aims at determining the level of food security and hygiene among adolescent girls. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years old from six s...
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| author | Shapu, Ruth Charles Ismail, Suriani Ahmad, Norliza Lim, Poh Ying Njodi, Ibrahim Abubakar |
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| description | Inadequate food security contributes to poor health outcome for all, including adolescent girls. The study aims at determining the level of food security and hygiene among adolescent girls. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years old from six schools in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire using KoBoCollect Toolbox between June and July 2019. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of food security and hygiene among respondents. A majority of the respondents (73.5%) were in a very low food security level. Three factors were significantly associated with food security level, these included schools (p = 0.007), age of mother (p = 0.004), and occupation of mother (p < 0.001). School (p = 0.003), age (father p = 0.017; mother; p = 0.012), hygiene (p = 0.005), and occupation of mother (p = 0.002) were predictors of food security. About (46.6%) of respondents had poor hygiene practice, school (p = 0.016) was significantly associated with hygiene practice. School (p = 0.019; and p = 0.005) and food security (p = 0.009) were predictors of hygiene practice. This study reveals a high prevalence of low food security among adolescent girls. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-890512021-09-21T11:55:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89051/ Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria Shapu, Ruth Charles Ismail, Suriani Ahmad, Norliza Lim, Poh Ying Njodi, Ibrahim Abubakar Inadequate food security contributes to poor health outcome for all, including adolescent girls. The study aims at determining the level of food security and hygiene among adolescent girls. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years old from six schools in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire using KoBoCollect Toolbox between June and July 2019. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of food security and hygiene among respondents. A majority of the respondents (73.5%) were in a very low food security level. Three factors were significantly associated with food security level, these included schools (p = 0.007), age of mother (p = 0.004), and occupation of mother (p < 0.001). School (p = 0.003), age (father p = 0.017; mother; p = 0.012), hygiene (p = 0.005), and occupation of mother (p = 0.002) were predictors of food security. About (46.6%) of respondents had poor hygiene practice, school (p = 0.016) was significantly associated with hygiene practice. School (p = 0.019; and p = 0.005) and food security (p = 0.009) were predictors of hygiene practice. This study reveals a high prevalence of low food security among adolescent girls. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89051/1/FOOD.pdf Shapu, Ruth Charles and Ismail, Suriani and Ahmad, Norliza and Lim, Poh Ying and Njodi, Ibrahim Abubakar (2020) Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria. Foods, 9 (9). art. no. 1265. pp. 1-21. ISSN 2304-8158 https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/9/1265 10.3390/foods9091265 |
| spellingShingle | Shapu, Ruth Charles Ismail, Suriani Ahmad, Norliza Lim, Poh Ying Njodi, Ibrahim Abubakar Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title | Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | food security and hygiene practice among adolescent girls in maiduguri metropolitan council borno state nigeria |
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