Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital; Departments of Surgery, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2021 Jul-Sep;20(3):169-177. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_25_20.
Feeding behavior is an important factor in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases, which are the leading cause of death globally.
This study is aimed to investigate the feeding behaviors among health-care workers in a tertiary hospital in southeast Nigeria.
The study was a cross-sectional survey. A total of 418 participants (186 males and 232 females) were involved in the study. The instrument is a sociodemographic questionnaire and a modified form of the British Heart Foundation's questions to assess the nutritional value of individuals. The participants were consecutively recruited from their workstations. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires, which were hand distributed and collected back on the same day after completion.
The study showed that health workers in the teaching hospital had an overall "fair" feeding behavior (86.13 ± 8.52 out of 140). It also showed that females had a significant (P < 0.05) overall better feeding behavior (88.15 ± 9.00) compared to males (83.62 ± 7.18). The studied participants had poor feeding behavior in carbohydrates and fats and oil consumption and just fair behavior in fruits and vegetables, salt intake, and water consumption. The feeding behavior was inadequate, and there was no significant gender or profession-related differences in the overall behavior of the participants.
The health-care workers in the tertiary health institution in southeast Nigeria have inadequate feeding behavior. They should join in the global call and awareness on healthy feeding behavior to prevent and reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.
进食行为是非传染性疾病预防和管理的重要因素，非传染性疾病是目前全球的主要死因。
本研究旨在调查尼日利亚东南部一家三级医院医护人员的进食行为。
本研究为横断面调查。共有 418 名参与者（186 名男性和 232 名女性）参与了这项研究。研究工具是一份社会人口学问卷和英国心脏基金会评估个体营养价值的问题的修改形式。参与者是从他们的工作场所连续招募的。使用自填式问卷收集数据，问卷当天分发并在完成后收回。
研究表明，教学医院的卫生工作者总体上有“中等”的进食行为（140 分中得 86.13 ± 8.52 分）。研究还表明，女性的整体进食行为（88.15 ± 9.00）明显优于男性（83.62 ± 7.18）（P < 0.05）。研究参与者在碳水化合物和脂肪及油类的摄入方面存在不良的进食行为，而在水果、蔬菜、盐摄入量和水摄入方面仅有中等的进食行为。他们的进食行为不足，参与者的整体行为在性别或职业方面没有显著差异。
尼日利亚东南部三级医疗机构的医护人员存在不良的进食行为。他们应该加入全球呼吁和健康进食行为的宣传，以预防和减少非传染性疾病的负担。
