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<italic>Study aim</italic>: The purpose of this study was to ascertain how young women in Calabar South, Cross River State, were aware of the reasons and preventative measures for obesity.
<italic>Material and methods</italic>: The study adopted the descriptive survey design using simple random sampling technique to select 400 participants (14–26years of age). Self-made and approved questionnaire was employed as a tool for data collection. With the use of descriptive statistics, the data was analyzed using frequency and percentages while chi square analysis was used to test hypothesis.
<italic>Results</italic>: According to the results, a majority of respondents 65.9% had high understanding of the factors that contribute to obesity, compared to just 34.1% who had poor awareness. It was also revealed that short sleep duration, excessive use of technology, parenting and social hindered the preventive practice of obesity. Chi-square analysis showed that the calculated value 28.005a was greater than the critical value 7.81 (p-value = 0.000), thus the null hypothesis was rejected. This shows that there is a significant correlation between level of awareness of the causes of obesity and the educational level of young women.
<italic>Conclusion</italic>: Nurses and midwives should educate young women about obesity during health consultations and prenatal clinic appointments in other to elevate their awareness to enhance their preventive practices
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Study aim: The purpose of this study was to ascertain how young women in Calabar South, Cross River State, were aware of the reasons and preventative measures for obesity.
Material and methods: The study adopted the descriptive survey design using simple random sampling technique to select 400 participants (14–26years of age). Self-made and approved questionnaire was employed as a tool for data collection. With the use of descriptive statistics, the data was analyzed using frequency and percentages while chi square analysis was used to test hypothesis.
Results: According to the results, a majority of respondents 65.9% had high understanding of the factors that contribute to obesity, compared to just 34.1% who had poor awareness. It was also revealed that short sleep duration, excessive use of technology, parenting and social hindered the preventive practice of obesity. Chi-square analysis showed that the calculated value 28.005a was greater than the critical value 7.81 (p-value = 0.000), thus the null hypothesis was rejected. This shows that there is a significant correlation between level of awareness of the causes of obesity and the educational level of young women.
Conclusion: Nurses and midwives should educate young women about obesity during health consultations and prenatal clinic appointments in other to elevate their awareness to enhance their preventive practices

Awareness and preventive practices of obesity among young women in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State

Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: The purpose of this study was to ascertain how young women in Calabar South, Cross River State, were aware of the reasons and preventative measures...

Awareness and preventive practices of obesity among young women in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State

Published Online: Mar 02, 2023

Page range: 43 - 48

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Dec 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2023-0006

Keywords
Awareness, Causes, Preventive practices, Obesity, Young women

© 2023 Easter Chukwudi Osuchukwu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Awareness and preventive practices of obesity among young women in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State

Published Online: Mar 02, 2023

Page range: 43 - 48

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Dec 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2023-0006

KeywordsAwareness, Causes, Preventive practices, Obesity, Young women

© 2023 Easter Chukwudi Osuchukwu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Awareness, Causes, Preventive practices, Obesity, Young women