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Knowledge and Practice of Nutrition and Climate Change Education Among Adolescents in Karu LGA Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Chinenye Ogechi Duru, Moses Alilu Daikwo, Uju Dorathy Iliemene

Abstract

Knowledge and practice of nutrition and climate change education among adolescents in karu LGA Nasarawa state, Nigeria towards the consumption of fruits and vegetables was studied by administering a well-structured questionnaire. A cross-sectional survey of 442 adolescents aged 10-19 were selected through multistage random sampling. Results showed that mean respondents with good nutritional knowledge of fruits and vegetables consumption after intervention was 66.42% while mean respondents with poor knowledge prior to the intervention was 23.85%. In terms of nutritional practice, outcome showed mean score of 6.22% representing respondents with poor nutritional practice towards fruits and vegetables consumption but increased with a mean score of 28.75% after the intervention. Similarly, Climate change literacy towards the consumption of fruits and vegetables was low in in-school adolescents before intervention with a mean value of 19.2 % and higher with mean 96.37% after intervention. There were significant (p<0.05) differences in scores between the post-intervention and control group (pre-intervention). Appropriate intervention was found to be effective in improving knowledge and practice of nutrition and climate change education towards the consumption of fruits and vegetables among in-school adolescents studied. Adopting nutrition education interventions as well as credible information about climate change will promote healthy eating habit amongst in-school adolescents. This study suggests the need to promote appropriate education nutrition as well as in climate change literacy among adolescents through formal and informal education.

Keywords

knowledgepracticenutritionclimate changeadolescent

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