An Assessment of Knowledge of Nigerian Female Undergraduates on Obesity as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Taofeek Oluwole Awotidebe; Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin; Busola Fatoogun; Victor Adeyeye; Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada; Odunayo Theresa Akinola; Olubusola Esther Johnson; Nicole De Wet

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An Assessment of Knowledge of Nigerian Female Undergraduates on Obesity as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Taofeek Oluwole Awotidebe, Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin, Busola Fatoogun, Victor Adeyeye, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Odunayo Theresa Akinola, Olubusola Esther Johnson, Nicole De Wet

Published in American Journal of Health Research (Volume 2, Issue 5-1)

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There is an increasing predilection to obesity and consequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women. This study investigated knowledge of Nigerian female undergraduates on obesity as a risk factor for CVD in women. This cross-sectional study recruited 400 female undergraduate students at a tertiary institution in Nigeria. A validated questionnaire was used to assess respondents’ knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD. Descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and standard deviation were used to summarize data while inferential statistics of Spearman Rank Correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge score and each of age, level of study, and source of information. Alpha level was set at 0.05. Excessive high calorie intake, 322(80.5%), fatty food intake, 393(98.3%) and physical inactivity, 360(90.0%) were the most implicated causative factors for obesity. Three hundred and thirty five (83.8%) respondents recognized obesity as a leading cause of CVD. The result of this study also showed that there were no significant relationships between knowledge of obesity as risk factor for CVD and each of age (r = -0.04; p = 0.37), level of study (r =0.04; p = 0.45) and source of information (r = -0.005; p = 0.92). We concluded that Nigerian female undergraduates demonstrated average to good knowledge on obesity as risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women. Socio-demographic variables and source of information did not influence Knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD among Nigerian female undergraduates.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 2, Issue 5-1) This article belongs to the Special Issue Supplementary Prescribing in Nigeria: A Needy Concept to Promote Clinical Physiotherapy Practice
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2014020501.20
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Taofeek Oluwole Awotidebe

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria
Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria
Busola Fatoogun

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria
Victor Adeyeye

Care Care Clinic, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile – Ife, Nigeria
Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria
Odunayo Theresa Akinola

Department of Physiotherapy, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Olubusola Esther Johnson

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife, Nigeria
Nicole De Wet

Department of Demography and Population Studies Programme, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  abstract = {There is an increasing predilection to obesity and consequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women. This study investigated knowledge of Nigerian female undergraduates on obesity as a risk factor for CVD in women. This cross-sectional study recruited 400 female undergraduate students at a tertiary institution in Nigeria. A validated questionnaire was used to assess respondents’ knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD. Descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and standard deviation were used to summarize data while inferential statistics of Spearman Rank Correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge score and each of age, level of study, and source of information. Alpha level was set at 0.05. Excessive high calorie intake, 322(80.5%), fatty food intake, 393(98.3%) and physical inactivity, 360(90.0%) were the most implicated causative factors for obesity. Three hundred and thirty five (83.8%) respondents recognized obesity as a leading cause of CVD. The result of this study also showed that there were no significant relationships between knowledge of obesity as risk factor for CVD and each of age (r = -0.04; p = 0.37), level of study (r =0.04; p = 0.45) and source of information (r = -0.005; p = 0.92). We concluded that Nigerian female undergraduates demonstrated average to good knowledge on obesity as risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women. Socio-demographic variables and source of information did not influence Knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD among Nigerian female undergraduates.},
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Assessment of Knowledge of Nigerian Female Undergraduates on Obesity as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Women
AU  - Taofeek Oluwole Awotidebe
AU  - Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin
AU  - Busola Fatoogun
AU  - Victor Adeyeye
AU  - Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada
AU  - Odunayo Theresa Akinola
AU  - Olubusola Esther Johnson
AU  - Nicole De Wet
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PY  - 2014
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ajhr.s.2014020501.20
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JF  - American Journal of Health Research
JO  - American Journal of Health Research
SP  - 50
EP  - 55
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8796
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AB  - There is an increasing predilection to obesity and consequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women. This study investigated knowledge of Nigerian female undergraduates on obesity as a risk factor for CVD in women. This cross-sectional study recruited 400 female undergraduate students at a tertiary institution in Nigeria. A validated questionnaire was used to assess respondents’ knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD. Descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and standard deviation were used to summarize data while inferential statistics of Spearman Rank Correlation was used to determine the relationship between knowledge score and each of age, level of study, and source of information. Alpha level was set at 0.05. Excessive high calorie intake, 322(80.5%), fatty food intake, 393(98.3%) and physical inactivity, 360(90.0%) were the most implicated causative factors for obesity. Three hundred and thirty five (83.8%) respondents recognized obesity as a leading cause of CVD. The result of this study also showed that there were no significant relationships between knowledge of obesity as risk factor for CVD and each of age (r = -0.04; p = 0.37), level of study (r =0.04; p = 0.45) and source of information (r = -0.005; p = 0.92). We concluded that Nigerian female undergraduates demonstrated average to good knowledge on obesity as risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women. Socio-demographic variables and source of information did not influence Knowledge of obesity as a risk factor for CVD among Nigerian female undergraduates.
VL  - 2
IS  - 5-1
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