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<bold>Introduction:</bold> A great threat of a novel virus – coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 pandemic rocked the entire world in the wake of the year 2020. The threat is so strenuous that the entire world was placed on lockdown in the matter of social restriction such as on international and national transport links, market or business transactions, school and organizational activities, and all related social and religious gatherings. This restriction might change people’s lifestyle. This study was aimed at assessing the lifestyle changes caused by the pandemic among Nigerians.
<bold>Methodology:</bold> A web based cross sectional survey was conducted using an e-questionnaire. A paired t-test, independent t-test were used to test hypothesis while mean, frequency, and percentage were used to summarize the data.
<bold>Results:</bold> Majority of the participants were male (72.1%), single (83.2%), and middle class (79.5%) of social status. There was a decrease in the habit of consuming meals routinely at regular intervals during COVID-19 (19.4% vs 25.7%). There were significant differences in eating patterns before and during COVID-19 (P&lt;0.05). Likewise, significant differences in physical activity before and during COVID-19 were observed.
<bold>Conclusion:</bold> Some of the protocol put in place in curtailing the virus has been proven to have a positive impact on the lifestyle of Nigerians Such health benefits include but not limited to an increase in moderate exercise, increase in the consumption of healthy and reduction in the consumption of unhealthy food.
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Introduction: A great threat of a novel virus – coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 pandemic rocked the entire world in the wake of the year 2020. The threat is so strenuous that the entire world was placed on lockdown in the matter of social restriction such as on international and national transport links, market or business transactions, school and organizational activities, and all related social and religious gatherings. This restriction might change people’s lifestyle. This study was aimed at assessing the lifestyle changes caused by the pandemic among Nigerians.
Methodology: A web based cross sectional survey was conducted using an e-questionnaire. A paired t-test, independent t-test were used to test hypothesis while mean, frequency, and percentage were used to summarize the data.
Results: Majority of the participants were male (72.1%), single (83.2%), and middle class (79.5%) of social status. There was a decrease in the habit of consuming meals routinely at regular intervals during COVID-19 (19.4% vs 25.7%). There were significant differences in eating patterns before and during COVID-19 (P<0.05). Likewise, significant differences in physical activity before and during COVID-19 were observed.
Conclusion: Some of the protocol put in place in curtailing the virus has been proven to have a positive impact on the lifestyle of Nigerians Such health benefits include but not limited to an increase in moderate exercise, increase in the consumption of healthy and reduction in the consumption of unhealthy food.

Impact of Covid-19 on Lifestyle Related Behaviors of Nigerians

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi

WASH department, Of Sule Tankarkar Local Government of Jigawa State

Acta Medica Martiniana

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A Cross Sectional Survey

Introduction: A great threat of a novel virus – coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 pandemic rocked the entire world in the wake of the year 2020. The...

Impact of Covid-19 on Lifestyle Related Behaviors of Nigerians

Publié en ligne: 27 déc. 2021

Pages: 118 - 128

Reçu: 21 juil. 2021

Accepté: 08 sept. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2021-0015

Mots clés
COVID-19, sleep pattern, unhealthy eating behaviors, sedentary life, alcohol

© 2021 Daha Garba Muhammad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Impact of Covid-19 on Lifestyle Related Behaviors of Nigerians

Publié en ligne: 27 déc. 2021

Pages: 118 - 128

Reçu: 21 juil. 2021

Accepté: 08 sept. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2021-0015

Mots clésCOVID-19, sleep pattern, unhealthy eating behaviors, sedentary life, alcohol

© 2021 Daha Garba Muhammad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
COVID-19, sleep pattern, unhealthy eating behaviors, sedentary life, alcohol