Socio-demographic Characteristics |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Age Group (Years) |
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20-29 |
16 |
10.3 |
30-39 |
90 |
57.7 |
40-49 |
20 |
12.8 |
50-59 |
15 |
9.6 |
≥60 |
15 |
9.6 |
Sex |
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Male |
30 |
19.2 |
Female |
126 |
80.8 |
Ethnicity |
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Yoruba |
137 |
87.8 |
Igbo |
14 |
9.0 |
Others |
5 |
3.2 |
Religion |
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Christianity |
122 |
78.2 |
Islam |
34 |
21.8 |
Residential Area |
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Rural |
29 |
18.6 |
Urban |
127 |
81.4 |
Marital Status |
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Single |
20 |
12.8 |
Married |
122 |
78.2 |
Divorce |
2 |
1.3 |
Separated |
2 |
1.3 |
Widowed |
10 |
6.4 |
Household Size
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≤5 |
111 |
71.2 |
6-10 |
35 |
22.4 |
≥10 |
10 |
6.4 |
Education
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No formal education |
13 |
8.3 |
Primary |
39 |
25.0 |
Secondary |
61 |
39.1 |
Post-Secondary |
20 |
12.8 |
Tertiary Education |
23 |
14.8 |
Occupation
|
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Jobless |
2 |
1.3 |
Artisan |
27 |
17.3 |
Trading |
103 |
66.0 |
NGO Staff |
8 |
5.1 |
Civil Servant |
16 |
10.3 |
Monthly Income (Naira) |
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< 20,000 |
105 |
67.3 |
20,000 – 40,000 |
25 |
16.0 |
40,000 – 60,000 |
14 |
9.0 |
>60,000 |
12 |
7.7 |
| Table 1: Socio-demographic Characteristics of respondents (N=156) | ||
Academy for Educational Development Statement |
Clinic Nutrition Counselling |
Eating thrice daily is essential as skipping of meal is not good. |
** |
Self-preparation of food is safer to buying from food sellers. |
** |
Food should always be accessible for a healthy and active life. |
** |
Nutrient dense food is of great benefit to HIV patients. |
** |
Diverse diet is of great benefit to HIV patients. |
** |
It is essential to seek periodic nutritional assessment. |
** |
Multivitamins and mineral supplements should be put into consideration by HIV patients. |
** |
Inappropriate weight loss is harmful and undesirable. |
** |
Frequent meal consumption will increase energy intake. |
** |
Alcohol and smoking is harmful. |
** |
Loss of appetite as side effect of some drugs should not prevent eating. |
** |
Safe food handling and maintenance of personal hygiene is of great benefit. |
** |
Taking of plenty fluid and fiber is important during incidence of diarrhoea. |
** |
| Key: ** = Mentioned in the Clinic Table 2: Assessment of the Content of Nutritional Counselling Provided by the Clinic |
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Academy for Educational Development Statement |
Incorrect Freq.(%) |
Correct Freq.(%) |
Eating thrice daily is essential as skipping of meal is not good. |
23(14.7) |
133(85.3) |
Self-preparation of food is safer to buying from food sellers. |
20(12.8) |
136(87.2) |
Food should always be accessible for a healthy and active life. |
18(11.5) |
138(88.5) |
Nutrient dense food is of great benefit to HIV patients. |
11(7.1) |
145(92.9) |
Diverse diet is of great benefit to HIV patients. |
26(16.7) |
130(83.3) |
It is essential to seek periodic nutritional assessment. |
24(15.4) |
132(84.6) |
Multivitamins and mineral supplements should be put into consideration by HIV patients. |
27(17.3) |
129(82.7) |
Inappropriate weight loss is harmful and undesirable. |
20(12.8) |
136(87.2) |
Frequent meal consumption will increase energy intake. |
82(52.6) |
74(47.4) |
Alcohol and smoking is harmful. |
11(7.1) |
145(92.9) |
Loss of appetite as side effect of some drugs should not prevent eating. |
38(24.4) |
118(75.6) |
Safe food handling and maintenance of personal hygiene is of great benefit. |
10(6.4) |
146(93.6) |
Taking of plenty fluid and fiber is important during incidence of diarrhoea. |
76(48.7) |
80(51.3) |
| N=156 Table 3: Nutritional Knowledge of the Respondents |
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Nutritional Knowledge |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Poor |
21 |
9.6 |
Fair |
120 |
76.9 |
Good |
15 |
13.5 |
Total |
156 |
100.0 |
| Table 4: Nutritional Knowledge Scores of the Respondents | ||
Socio-demographic Characteristics |
Nutritional Knowledge |
χ² |
P-value |
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Medium |
|
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Age Group (Years) |
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20-29 |
5(33.3) |
11(9.1) |
0(0.0) |
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30-39 |
7(46.7) |
73(60.3) |
10(50.0) |
17.826 |
0.023* |
40-49 |
2(13.3) |
12(9.9) |
6(30.0) |
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50-59 |
0(0.0) |
13(10.8) |
2(10.0) |
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≥60 |
1(6.7) |
12(9.9) |
2(10.0) |
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Sex |
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Male |
2(13.3) |
21(17.4) |
7(35.0) |
3.812 |
0.147 |
Female |
13(86.7) |
100(82.6) |
13(65.0) |
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Ethnicity |
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Yoruba |
12(80.0) |
105(86.8) |
20(100.0) |
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Igbo |
3(20.0) |
11(9.1) |
0(0.0) |
5.732 |
0.220 |
Others |
0(0.0) |
5(4.1) |
0(0.0) |
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Religion |
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Christianity |
10(66.7) |
97(80.2) |
15(75.0) |
1.565 |
0.457 |
Islam |
5(33.3) |
24(19.8) |
5(25.0) |
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Education
|
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No formal education |
1(6.7) |
10(8.3) |
2(10.0) |
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Primary |
4(26.7) |
26(21.5) |
9(45.0) |
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Secondary |
(0.0) |
55(45.5) |
6(30.0) |
25.800 |
0.001** |
Post-Secondary |
3(20.0) |
14(11.6) |
3(15.0) |
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Tertiary Education |
7(46.7) |
16(13.2) |
0(0.0) |
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Occupation
|
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Unemployed |
0(0.0) |
2(01.7) |
0(0.0) |
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Artisan |
0(0.0) |
23(19.0) |
4(20.0) |
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Trading |
12(80.0) |
75(62.0) |
16(80.0) |
10.577 |
0.227 |
Private sector |
0(0.0) |
8(6.6) |
0(0.0) |
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Civil Servant |
3(20.0) |
13(10.7) |
0(0.0) |
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Monthly Income (Naira) |
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< 20,000 |
6(40.0) |
89(73.6) |
10(50.0) |
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20,000 – 40,000 |
3(20.0) |
15(12.4) |
7(35.0) |
16.985 |
0.009** |
40,000 – 60,000 |
3(20.0) |
8(6.6) |
3(15.0) |
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>60,000 |
3(20.0) |
9(7.4) |
0(0.0) |
|
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| **p < 0.001, *p < 0.05 Table 5: Factors Influencing Nutritional Knowledge of Respondents |
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Variables |
95% CI |
Odd Ratio |
P-Value |
Age Group (Years) |
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20-29 |
0.013-2.456 |
0.181 |
0.199 |
30-39 |
0.160-8.417 |
1.161 |
0.882 |
40-49 |
0.237-24.949 |
2.431 |
0.455 |
50-59 |
0.001-0.010 |
0.563 |
0.999 |
≥60 (RC) |
1.00 |
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Education
|
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Primary |
0.335-19.582 |
2.561 |
0.365 |
Secondary |
0.312-19.535 |
2.468 |
0.392 |
Post-Secondary |
0.297-34.435 |
3.195 |
0.338 |
Tertiary Education |
0.014-3.357 |
0.219 |
0.276 |
No formal education (RC) |
1.00 |
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Occupation
|
|||
Jobless |
0.01-1.89 |
0.39 |
1.000 |
Artisan |
0.01-2.00 |
0.01 |
0.999 |
Trading |
0.01-2.00 |
0.01 |
0.999 |
Private sector |
0.01-1.89 |
0.47 |
1.000 |
Civil Servant (RC) |
1.00 |
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Monthly Income (Naira) |
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20,000 – 40,000 |
1.323-23.808 |
5.612 |
0.019 |
40,000 – 60,000 |
0.045-0.864 |
0.197 |
0.031 |
>60,000 |
0.001-0.010 |
0.001 |
0.998 |
< 20,000 (RC) |
1.00 |
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| RC = Reference Category Table 6: Logistic Regression Relating Socio-economic Characteristics with Dietary Diversity |
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