Assessment of Secondary School Students’ Nutrition and Dietary Intake in Delta State

Abstract

The study assessed secondary school students’ nutrition and dietary intake in Delta State. A research question and null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study’s population consisted of all secondary school students in Delta State. A simple random sampling technique selected 120 secondary school students as samples from three public secondary schools in Asaba, Delta State. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire and was validated by experts. The cronbach alpha method was used to determine a reliability coefficient of .83. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage were used to answer the research question, whereas t-test statistics were used to test the null hypothesis at a .05 significance level. The findings revealed that dietary intake among secondary school students in Delta State is adequate and the difference between mean ratings of boys and girls secondary school students on dietary intake in Delta State is not significant. Based on the findings, the study recommended that secondary school students eat adequate diets to ensure proper growth, development, and overall well-being.