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Micronutrient Dietary Diversity among Female Students in Akwa Ibom State University
Abstract
Generally, the study assessed the micronutrient dietary diversity among female students in Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria. A proportionate sampling procedure was used to select 186 respondents. Data were collected with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire and analysed descriptively. Majority of respondents are in the age group, 21-25 (63.44%); single (91.40%) and live in campus environs (61.29%). Micronutrient food sources most and least consumed, respectively, within the 7-day recall period are palm oil (97.85%), a source of vitamin A; and liver, a source of zinc. The percentage prevalence shows that slightly over half (50.54%) of the population are micronutrient dietary diverse. The mean margin reports a gap of one micronutrient food source between the micronutrient non dietary diverse and micronutrient diversity line. Additionally, the disaggregated mean prevalence indicates an exact gap of three (3) micronutrient food sources between the micronutrient non dietary diverse and the micronutrient dietary diverse. Intensity implies that the micronutrient dietary diversity gap is more critical when the mean mddi is adopted as critical index than when two-thirds of the mean of this index is used. The study suggests awareness programmes that create an incentive to increase micronutrient dietary diversity, be mounted by government and non-governmental organizations, to bridge the gap between the micronutrient non dietary diverse and the micronutrient dietary diverse; specifically emphasizing liver, a source of zinc; sweet potatoes, a source of vitamin A; carrots and mangoes, sources of vitamin A.
