Meat versus fish: health risk perception, convenience, price, ethnic value and consumption in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper examined the perception of health risk, convenience, price, ethnic value with regard to meat and fish consumption. Six hundred and sixty copies of a structured questionnaire were randomly and systematically administered in this cross sectional survey. Paired-Samples t test and Pearson's r were used to assess the difference and similarity between meat and fish consumption respectively. One way ANOVA and t test were used to assess significant differences in means, across sub-groups of marital status and gender respectively. Step-wise multiple regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between and among meat consumption, fish consumption, health risk perception, convenience, price, ethnic value, age and education. The consumption of meat was significantly lower than that of fish (p 0.05). Health risk perception significantly but negatively predicted meat consumption but ethnic value, convenience and education significantly and positively predicted same (p 0.05). Health risk perception, education and price significantly and negatively predicted fish consumption but convenience significantly and positively predicted same (p 0.05). Reducing health risk perception, increasing ethnic value, convenience and education increased meat consumption with no reference to price and age. Reducing health risk perception, education, price and increasing convenience increased fish consumption but ethnic value and age did not explain same. Gender and marital status had no effect on meat and fish consumption in the study area.
Source: Food and public health
Language: English
Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W96744284