The role of nutrition knowledge in dietary adjustments during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge/awareness significantly influences people's dietary choices, lifestyle, and inadvertently their health outcomes; hence it is imperative that people have correct information with regards to food and health. This study was undertaken to establish the role of nutrition knowledge on dietary choices and habits of people in Calabar, especially after the hard COVID-19 lockdown, and to ascertain if there was any positive or negative effect on the lifestyle of the people. It consisted of a cross-sectional survey in Calabar, Cross River State - Nigeria. An online questionnaire was prepared after sample size determination and its content validated. The questionnaire was designed to obtain data on the socio-economic status, participants' lifestyle, and changes in dietary intake/health before

SUBMITTER: Onyenweaku E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10065808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature