Lifestyles Issues Among Young Adult Staff of Onitsha South Local Government Council, Anambra State.
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Keywords

Lifestyle
Healthy
Unhealthy
Practices
Aging

How to Cite

I.J, O., & U. L, U. (2024). Lifestyles Issues Among Young Adult Staff of Onitsha South Local Government Council, Anambra State. Journal of Home Economics Research, 22(1). Retrieved from https://journals.heran.org/index.php/JHER/article/view/95

Abstract

The study focused on selected lifestyles among staff of Onitsha South LGC
of Anambra State. Three specific objectives, three research questions, and
two null hypotheses guided the study. The study was a survey. Population
for the study comprised of 129 young adult staff of Onitsha South LGC who
are between the ages 21-40 years. Questionnaire was used for data
collection. Frequencies, percentages and chi-square were used for data
analysis. Findings of the study, among others, indicated that 62% of the
respondents had unhealthy eating practices, sexual and stress coping
practices. There is a significant difference in the lifestyle of the respondents
based on marital status and gender. The study recommended, among
others, that health talk programme should be organized for civil servants to
sensitize them on the need for healthy lifestyles.

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