The Impact of Nutritional Knowledge on Academic Performance of Selected Secondary School Science Students in Ondo State, Nigeria

M. A. AJATTA; O. O. BORIS; J.O. OLOJO; I. O. AKINWUMI

M. A. AJATTA Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
O. O. BORIS Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
J.O. OLOJO Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
I. O. AKINWUMI Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Nutritional Status, Nutritional Knowledge, Eating habit and Academic performance

Abstract

The study assessed the impact of Nutritional Knowledge on Academic Performance of Selected Secondary School Science Students in Ondo State, Nigeria. Three schools were selected for this purpose, 150 respondents within the age ranged of 10-16 years were randomly selected as sample. An academic performance of the students for 2nd term was used as well as self- constructed questionnaire to determine the nutritional knowledge of the students. The retrieved questionnaire form were analysed by screening and counting. The data collected was expressed in percentage. The result showed that eating habit has impact on academic performance and also female students are more familiar with nutrition education than the male students. Based on the findings of this stud, appropriate recommendations were made. One of such recommendation is that school base nutritional programme should be established to educate students on the health risk associated with overweight and bad eating habits in other to achieve better food habit and practices and eating habit has an impact on academic performances

Author Biographies

M. A. AJATTA, Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Department of Food Science,

O. O. BORIS, Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Department of Science Education,

J.O. OLOJO, Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Department of Science Education,

I. O. AKINWUMI, Bamidle Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Department of Science Education,

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