Knowledge, attitude and preference of consumers for cooking oils among female university administrative staffs in South-western Nigeria using Health Belief Model
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ckground and Rationale: Individual’s health
behaviour can be explained by theories and models
anchored on their perceived susceptibility to a health
problem, perceived severity, perceived benefits of
actions, and cues to action.
Aims and Objectives: This study assessed the
knowledge and attitudes as well as preference
consideration of women in choosing cooking oil using
the health belief model.
Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 200
sampled consenting female administrative staff in the
University in Nigeria. A self-administered
questionnaire was used to collect information on
socio-demography, Knowledge of healthy oil,
preference factors considered in choosing cooking oil.
Attitude to healthy oil consumption was as well assessed
through health belief model using Likert scale.
Categorical variables of knowledge, attitude and
preference scores were analysed using chi-squared test.
The level of significance was set at p < 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the of the respondents
was 38.6(±9)years. Less than half (45.6%) of the
respondents had good knowledge of healthy oil, six
out of ten had positive attitude towards the
consumption of healthy oil consumption.
Respondents’ preference for choice of cooking oils
were based on perceived health benefits (45.1%),
nutritional labelling (42.1%) and brand (37.9%). There
is statistically significant association between
respondents’ knowledge and age(p=0.021) as well
as respondents’ knowledge and attitude (p= 0.000).
Positive attitude was found to be a predictor of having
good knowledge (OR=2.78, p=0.003).
Conclusions: Proper knowledge on what makes
cooking oil healthy is inadequate but positive attitude
towards healthy oil was exhibited by female university
administrative staff. The positive attitude should be
leverage upon in intervening for improved knowledge
and better informed choices in selecting cooking oils.
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