Healthy diet, prevalence and factors associated among adults of Nekemte dwellers, Oromia State, Western Ethiopia

Author:

Adeba AlemuORCID,Tamiru DessalegnORCID,Belachew Tefera

Abstract

Introduction. Adaption and adoption of a healthy lifestyle remain challenging worldwide. An unhealthy diet is the core risk of lifestyle illnesses. However, the status of a healthy diet and its predictors were not assessed in Nekemte town targeting middle-aged adulthoods. The study was designed to assess healthy diet, prevalence and factors associated among middle-aged adults in Nekemte town from January 15, 2019, to February 30, 2019. Materials and Methods. A descriptive epidemiological study design typically cross-sectional analysis was applied in Nekemte town on middle-aged adults. Primary data was gathered by using a questionnaire and checked for its normality. Factors associated with dependent variables were analyzed with logistic regressions and their significance was determined at P<0.05. Results. The status of dieting practice was 73.31% (unhealthy) and 26.69% (healthy), respectively. This study showed that being low income (P=0.001), not married (P=0.001), and daily meal frequency [adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI): [1.04, 2.71]) are associated with unhealthy diets. The odds of having an unhealthy diet were almost 3 times (AOR=3.20, [95% CI: (2.04, 5.98) higher for illiterate compared to literate participants. In addition, an unhealthy diet was nearly 5 times (AOR: 4.87, 95% CI: [3.23, 7.65]) higher for having poor knowledge of healthy diet compared to alert participants. Conclusions. The researchers identified unhealthy diets practiced highly by the study samples of the populations.

Publisher

PAGEPress Publications

Subject

General Medicine

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