Health Professionshttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1802024-03-28T18:58:56Z2024-03-28T18:58:56ZFACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO DIETARY REGIMEN OF DIABETIC PATIENTS AT MANSA GENERAL HOSPITAL, LUAPULA PROVINCE, ZAMBIAHinyendende, Yvonnehttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1392022-12-08T09:32:26Z2018-01-01T00:00:00ZFACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO DIETARY REGIMEN OF DIABETIC PATIENTS AT MANSA GENERAL HOSPITAL, LUAPULA PROVINCE, ZAMBIA
Hinyendende, Yvonne
The study on Factors Influencing Adherence to Dietary Regimen of Diabetic patients
among adults in Luapula, Zambia is a descriptive design. It utilized convenience and
purposive sampling using 40 females and 40 males sample sizes. The results indicated
that most of the respondents had college certificates and diplomas with some either
employed, self- employed while others are retired and not employed. The age ranges
from 10 years old to 70 years and above. The level of adherence to dietary regimen of
diabetic patients had an overall mean of 1.824 which was adhering moderately. The
factors that influence the adherence of diabetic patients to their dietary regimen were
found to be as follows: cultural factor 3.17 mean, knowledge mean 3.14, dietary
practice mean 2.965, family support mean 2.950, economic factor mean 2.900,
attitude factor mean 2.875 which means that the overall influence of these different
factors was moderately influencing adherence to dietary regimen. The religious
influence allowed them to follow the prescribed diet with a mean of 3.625 which
indicated that it highly influenced the dietary regimen. The patients had a high attitude
influence in the way they controlled their diet. There was a significant difference
when the moderator variable gender was tested with ANOVA. Male patients were
higher in terms of adherence to dietary regimen compared to female patients. The
educational attainment also showed a significant difference with the influencing
factors. The higher the educational attainment of diabetic patients, the higher their
compliance with adhering their dietary regimen. The adherence to dietary regimen
was highly influenced by educational attainment. Patients who had more education
had better knowledge on how to follow healthy diet plan than those who had less
education. The difference was significant at 0.01 level and therefore the hypothesis
showed that there was no significant difference between influencing factors and the
moderator variables was rejected.
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZA CORRELATION OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ON DIETARY PRACTICES OF SELF-CATERING STUDENTS TEACHERS AT SOLWEZI AND KITWE IN ZAMBIAMuke, Edithhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/852022-12-08T08:38:02Z2017-03-01T00:00:00ZA CORRELATION OF NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ON DIETARY PRACTICES OF SELF-CATERING STUDENTS TEACHERS AT SOLWEZI AND KITWE IN ZAMBIA
Muke, Edith
The purpose of this study was to find out the correlation of nutrition
knowledge and attitudes on dietary practices of self-catering students at Solwezi and
Kitwe Teacher Training Colleges. A descriptive correlation design was used.
Stratified random sampling and purposive was employed. The sample of 102 was
drawn consisting of 51 students from each college where 52 were females and 50
males. Data was collected using a self-structured questionnaire with a five-point
Likert scale. Data was then computed and analysis using the statistical Packaging for
Social Sciences version 23.0. The findings of the study revealed that nutritional
knowledge of the respondent was moderate with a mean score of 3.191. It also
showed that 26.2% of nutritional attitude influenced their dietary practices. There
was a significant difference between nutritional knowledge, nutritional attitudes and
dietary practices. In conclusion, the results revealed that students do not have
adequate nutrition knowledge and attitudes to support dietary practices needed to
enhance diet quality. This implies further that they were unable to meet sufficient
nutritional requirements in the long run. The major recommendation is to avail
practical nutrition knowledge and guidelines to enhance attitudes that would
subsequently improve dietary practices. Further research should focus on assessing in
depth determinants of dietary practices of self-catering college students.
2017-03-01T00:00:00ZUSAGE OF SKIN LIGHTENING PRODUCTS AND HEALTH PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS AT KUSHINGA PHIKELELA POLYTECHNIC, ZIMBABWEDhube, Abigirl Edinnahhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/842022-12-08T08:38:36Z2017-03-01T00:00:00ZUSAGE OF SKIN LIGHTENING PRODUCTS AND HEALTH PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS AT KUSHINGA PHIKELELA POLYTECHNIC, ZIMBABWE
Dhube, Abigirl Edinnah
The pursuit of appearance, and beauty became a dominant attribute of human
society at the turn of the century. Skin lightening soaps and creams, high-heeled shoes
and tight clothing, have become the central point of twenty-first-century fashion. The
purpose of the study was to investigate the usage of lightening products by the college
students, focusing on Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic students. The research design
used was the descriptive research with a population of six hundred students. The
sample of the study was made up of three hundred students. A close ended
questionnaire which consisted of forty-eight questions was used as the instrument in
data collection. The questionnaire was given to the Solusi University experts for face
validity. The pilot study was carried out on 50 students from Harare Polytechnic. The
reliability of the questionnaire was determined using the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability
method and the coefficient was 0.793 which meant that the instrument was reliable
and the researcher went on to the final study. The data for the final study, however,
was collected from three hundred students from Kushinga Phikelela Polytechnic. This
data was coded and analysed using the Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version twenty-one. The study revealed that the lightening creams were being
moderately used by the college students, the health problems caused by using
lightening products were being moderately faced, the students were mostly consulting
their friends and keeping to themselves whenever they faced health problems from the
use of lightening products and that the usage of lightening products was moderately
beneficial to the respondents. Based on these findings, recommendations were made.
2017-03-01T00:00:00ZASSESSMENT OF CONSUMPTION RATE AND AWARENESS LEVEL OF TRANS FATS AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN KITWE URBANMhlanga, Rossettahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/602022-12-08T09:33:35Z2015-11-01T00:00:00ZASSESSMENT OF CONSUMPTION RATE AND AWARENESS LEVEL OF TRANS FATS AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN KITWE URBAN
Mhlanga, Rossetta
The purpose of this study was to assess consumption rate and level of
awareness of trans fats among households in Kitwe urban. Trans fats were one of the
current issues in Food Science and Nutrition perceived to cause cardiovascular health
problems in individuals. An assessment in Kitwe urban was undertaken because of the
cardiovascular health problems recorded at the time. A descriptive cross-sectional
survey was carried out on 96 households. The sample size was drawn from 12 wards
represented by 54 070 households using stratified random sampling. A questionnaire
was used to collect data from 96 households. The collected data was analysed using
descriptive statistics, Independent t test, one-way ANOVA and application of Tukey’s
HSD tests. Among the 96 households, the overall consumption of foods with trans
fats was at the mean of 2.80. The mean fell between the scale 2.51 to 5.00 which
represented a high consumption of foods with trans fats among respondents. A
minimal difference was noted among males with a mean of 2.86 compared to the
female counterparts with a mean of 2.74. However, the minimal differences indicated
high consumption for both genders. The awareness level of trans fat was at the mean
of 1.69 and their effects to health at the mean of 2.53. These means indicated low
levels of awareness of trans fats. Significant differences (p = 0.000) in awareness of
trans fats and their effects to health were noted among households. Respondents with
higher education were slightly more aware than the counterparts with lower
education. On the overall, the results showed high consumption of foods with trans
fats and low awareness levels of trans fats among respondents in Kitwe urban.
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