RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND LIFESTYLES OF THE PEOPLE OF KADUNA STATE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND LIFESTYLES OF THE PEOPLE OF KADUNA STATE
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2005-06
Authors
SHEHU, RAHEEM ADARAMAJA
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Abstract
The study examined the relationship between demographic factors and lifestyles
of the people of Kaduna State. The lifestyle factors of smoking, alcohol consumption,
sedentary lifestyle, nutritional habit, drug habit and sexual behaviour constitute the
dependent variables. While the demographic characteristics of age, gender, location,
socio-economic status, religion, marital and educational status constitute the independent
variables. Ex-post facto research design with a 7 x 6 non-experimental factorial subdesign
was used. The design afforded the researcher opportunity to juxtapose two or
more independent variables in order to study their relationship on the dependent
variables.
Stratified and cluster random sampling techniques were used to select samples for
the study. A total of 1350 randomly selected respondents were used for the study. A
questionnaire, which consists of 55 items on the practice of lifestyle factors, developed
by the researcher and pilot tested was used for the study, using Goffman split-half model,
a reliability analysis scale of 0.9181 was obtained.
The data collected were statistically analysed using appropriate descriptive and
inferential statistics. All the three (3) main hypotheses and six (6) sub-hypotheses were
subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The following results among others shown
that:
(1) Age of the respondents is significantly related to smoking and drug habits in
Kaduna State.
(2) Socio-economic status is significantly related to alcoholic lifestyle, nutritional
habits, drug habits and sexual behaviour of the respondents.
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(3) Health problems suffered by the people of Kaduna State are significantly
related to their lifestyles.
(4) Rural and urban people in Kaduna State are significantly different in their
lifestyles.
Based on the findings of the study the following recommendations among others were
made:
1. Since the lifestyle exhibited by an individual does not spring up in a day,
health education of children and youths (especially adolescents) should be
intensified in the primary and secondary schools in order to make them
appreciate the adverse effects of alcohol, drug abuse, smoking, inactivity and
indiscriminate sexual behaviour.
2. Kaduna state government should make provisions for more recreational
facilities for the promotion and maintenance of positive lifestyles for the
people of the state. The communities should also be encouraged to do the
same.
Description
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF
EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA.
Keywords
RELATIONSHIP,, DEMOGRAPHIC,, FACTORS,, LIFESTYLES,, PEOPLE,, KADUNA STATE