Browsing by Author "Gbadebo, C. T"

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    The Influence of Dietary Habit on Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in Ilorin-East LGA of Kwara State
    (Published by Home Economics Professional Association of Nigeria (HEPAN)., 2019) Gbadebo, C. T; Adebisi, T.T; Babayeju, A. A.; Iledare, J. J
    The study investigates Influence of dietary habit on Nutritional Status of preschoolers (1-5 years olds) in Ilorin-East LGA of Kwara State. Three research questions were raised and Two hypotheses formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was adopted for the study and the population comprised of all mothers and preschoolers from under five (5) clinics randomly selected from four wards in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara state. A multistage sampling technique was used in selecting a total of 100 respondents. The instruments used were Questionnaire tagged ‘Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire’ (CEBQ), Food Frequency Questionnaire, and Anthropometric Measurement. The instrument had reliability index of 0.75. Data collected were analyzed with percentages, mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) and Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings reveals that 76 % children has very good food responsiveness (¯x=19.67), 82% of the children enjoy food very well (¯x=16.46), 69% has good Emotion over eating, eat more when emotional (¯x=12.32), while 61% are fair in Food fussiness(¯x=19.91) enjoys a wide variety of foods. Findings also revealed that dietary habits such as food responsiveness and food fusiness had significant influence on the nutritional status of the preschool children. (p<0.05). Result also shows that there is significant influence of mothers’ knowledge about nutrition on children’s dietary habits. (p<0.05). The study concludes that dietary habit of preschool childrens influences their nutritional status.. It was recommended that parents should consult a registered dietitian for nutrition counselling and make sure their children's meals at home are balanced.
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    Influence of Long Distance Marriage on Family Life Pattern among Working Class Couples in Oyo State.
    (Published by Family and Consumer Sciences Society of Nigeria. (FACSSON), 2019) Gbadebo, C. T; Opaleke, O.D; Abraham, M.O; Ajao, B
    The study investigated the influence of long distance marriage on family life pattern among the working class couple in Oyo State. Three (3) research questions were raised and one (1) hypotheses was formulated and tested at 0.05 levels of significances. Survey research design was adopted. The total population was two thousand nine hundred and twenty five (2,925). The sample comprised one Hundred and fifty respondents constituting approximately 5.1% of the population. 150 working class couple was selected from Oyo State Government Secretariat, Ibadan using proportionate sampling techniques Long Distance Marriage Family Life Questionnaire (LDMFLQ) is the instrument used for data collection. Research questions 1-3 were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean (x), standard deviation (SD). The Null Hypothesis formulated in the study was tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that problems encountered in long distance marriage include loneliness ( = 2.94) 72.6%, difficulty in achieving personal needs of the family ( = 3.03)78.7% among others. Result of the findings also revealed that long distance marriage influence family life pattern of working class couples as they experience lack of warm and comfortable relationship ( = 2.95) 71.3%, and inability to fulfil conjugal relationship ( = 2.52) 51.4%. 60.7% claim they are able to maintain balanced diet even with an absent spouse and, it was revealed that long distance marriage significantly influence family life pattern of working class couples (p<0.05).The study concluded that Long distance marriage significantly influence family life pattern of working class couple (p>0.05). It was therefore recommended that couples should be making out time to visit one another and practice open communication to avoid inability to fulfil conjugal relationships.