Abstract
This paper is a case report of the weight management practices of female
undergraduates in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Four objectives with
corresponding four research questions guided the study. Population
consisted of 10,500 female undergraduates registered for 2012/2013
academic session. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select a
sample of 330 female undergraduates for the study. A 22-item questionnaire
served as instrument for data collection. Percentages were used to analyze
data. The results of the study showed that a good number of the students
(76%) engage in healthy weight management practices while a few of them
(32%) engaged in unhealthy weight management practices. The reasons for
their weight management practices included among others to be attractive,
to have a slim physique. Following from the findings of the study, it was
recommended among others that parents should inculcate good eating
habits in their children, especially the females.