PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND AWARENESS OF DIABETES AMONG STUDENTS OF ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY, OWO, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Awareness, Dietary lifestyle, Diabetes, Knowledge, ObesityAbstract
The level of awareness and knowledge regarding the disease among the population helps a community manage it properly both on the prevention and management front. It is essential to evaluate and update the knowledge, education, and awareness of obesity related-diabetes, especially among students in Achievers University Owo Ondo, State, In order to avoid the obesity complications and health problems of diabetes. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of obesity and awareness of diabetes among students of Achievers University Owo Ondo State. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional research design. A multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 190 among students of Achievers university, in Owo , Ondo State. . Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analysing data and the results were presented in frequency tables and charts. The study showed that the mean age of the students, was 21.47 ± 2.74 years and the highest (49.5%) age category was 20-24 years. Around half (53.2%) of respondents had a high level of knowledge on the relationship between obesity and diabetes; none of the students was obese; around half (53.2%) of the participants had good dietary lifestyle; and the vast majority (83.2%) had good health status. participants’ age and gender were associated with BMI category and dietary lifestyle. participants are not obese and the awareness and knowledge on the relationship between obesity and diabetes among the study population was high. More efforts should be made to increase the awareness about obesity and diabetes among university students.
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