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THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STATUS ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN AKWA IBOM STATE
The study analyzed the influence of educational and occupational
status on the nutritional status of the elderly people in Akwa Ibom State. A correlational survey design was used for this study.
The study area is Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised of
59,545 elderly men and women. Multi stage sampling technique was used to have a
sample size of 400 elderly men and women in the three Senatorial District in
Akwa Ibom State. The measurement for data collection will be structured
questionnaire tagged: “Demographic Variables and Elderly Nutritional Status
Questionnaire (DVENSQ)“. The instrument passed through face validation by
experts. The yielded reliability coefficient of .81 indicates that the internal
consistency of the item is highly reliable for the study. The data generated
for this study was analyzed using mean score rating and standard deviation.
Hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation analysis at
0.05 level of significant. The study showed that there is no significant
influence of educational and occupational status on the nutritional status of
the elderly people in Akwa Ibom State. The study concluded that educational and
occupational status slightly contributes to the nutritional status of the
elderly in Akwa Ibom State. One of the recommendations made was that home
scientists should consider all the variables found to have influence on the
nutritional status of the elder people while prescribing menu for their
health.
Keywords:
Educational and Occupational Status, Nutritional Status, Elderly People, Akwa
Ibom State
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