Dietary habits and physical exercise among undergraduate students in Southeast Nigeria

Okeke, Chinyere; Agwu-Umahi, Olanike; Umeobieri, Ancilla Kate; Chisom, Azodo; Idoko, Arthur C; Uzochukwu, Benjamin

doi:10.4103/1115-2613.284892

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“…They had a sedentary lifestyle. Their physical activity level is similar to the finding of Shehata et al among Saudi Arabia university students [5] but a higher proportion of the sample performed physical exercise per week compared to the students at the University of Tartous with 4% of them engaging in physical exercise between 3-5 times a week [14] and Pakistanian University students in Bahawalpur with 2% vigorously active [9]. Students with high monthly allowances frequently consume energy-laden snacks which is a risk factor of overweight and obesity.…”

Section: Personal and Lifestyle Characteristicssupporting

confidence: 86%

“…About three-quarters of the respondents were having average nutritional knowledge, this was higher in female than male. Our finding is lower compared to students in public institutions in Nigeria which had between 52% and 75% students with good knowledge [17]; [14]. However, it correlates to these students from public institutions in term of gender difference.…”

Section: Nutritional Knowledgecontrasting

confidence: 78%

“…Base on the sample size (216) this was divided among the six colleges in the university as follow: College of Science (28), College of Medicine and Health Sciences (61), College of Law (26), College of Social and Management Sciences (21), College of Engineering (14) and College of Pharmacy (64). These were further distributed to the various departments in each of the college, and further distributed to both male and female.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Correct answers were allocated a score of 1, while incorrect answers were allocated a score of zero. Based on their answers to these questions their scores were added up and graded into good (11)(12)(13)(14)(15), average (6)(7)(8)(9)(10) and low (0-5).…”

Section: Nutrition Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several factors have been associated with poor dietary pattern and overweight and obesity. These include sedentary lifestyle [5,6], poor nutritional knowledge, low physical exercise [14]; [9], frequent snacking [6] [8], skipping breakfast [10], high monthly allowance [11], high socioeconomic status of parents [12], and gender [13]; [10]. This study was designed to assess the gender difference in dietary diversity, nutritional knowledge and weight status among students of a private university in Tartous, Syria.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Geographical Distribution of COVID-19 Infection Across Saudi Arabia

Mansur Aldossari*

2024

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Saudi Arabia, a large country in terms of population size and geographical area, administrative areas, and governorates, has metropolises, cities (large, medium-sized, and small), towns, and rural neighborhoods. COVID-19 epidemic of the millennium spread all over the country with differentials regarding infection (rates, percentages, and affected areas), besides day-to-day increases. This analysis of data compiled from COVID-19 daily reports published by the Saudi Ministry of Health considers administrative areas and localities (neighborhoods) to demonstrate the distribution of spread, increase of infection, and proportion of population infected over a period between 21 March 2020 and 4 May 2023. Many of the infected cases were reported in three major administrative areas, i.e., Riyadh, Makkah, and the Eastern Region; other regions had a smaller number of infected cases. On the other hand, some locations, especially medium-sized upcoming towns, and neighborhoods, had a greater number of persons seriously affected at a rapid pace with seasonal differentials. In addition, a varying number of infections and a wider geographical spread were observed. Such details of COVID-19 infection would be useful not only to develop combating strategies but also to create epidemic and emergency preparedness..

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Section: Personal and Lifestyle Characteristicssupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Nutritional Knowledgecontrasting

confidence: 78%