Diet patterns and the prevalence of diabetes in Edo Central, Nigeria

Gloria N. Vincent-Osaghae, Anselm Adodo
University of Benin, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Benin City, Nigeria

Korespondenční autor: Gloria N. Vincent-Osaghae (glovinosa@yahoo.co.uk)

ISSN 1804-7181 (On-line)

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Submitted:9. 8. 2017
Accepted: 5. 12. 2017
Published online: 30. 6. 2018

Summary

It is said that over five million Nigerians are officially diagnosed as suffering from diabetes. The labelling of chronic diseases as “diseases of affluence” is no longer valid as they also appear in poorer countries, too. Paradoxically, diabetes is occurring at a faster rate in developing countries than it did in the industrialised regions of the world half a century ago. This paper is based on fieldwork conducted in 2015. The fieldwork aimed to verify the connection between diet and diabetes by focusing on a particular group of people in the semi-urban area of Edo State. The aim of this study is to establish, through an analysis of fieldwork data, if diet and nutrition has a direct impact on the prevalence of diabetes. Another aim is to ascertain whether education, profession, and religious and social status influence dietary trends in a society. The information gathered from the questionnaire was coded and recorded on the spreadsheets, and fed into the computer for statistical analysis using the SPSS and Genstat Release (2002) software. For all percentages and proportions, bar charts were used for data interpretation. The study revealed that there is a direct connection between diet and the prevalence of diabetes among the people of the Esan Central area of Edo state. The study suggests that a preventive approach to health-care is a better policy than the cure-oriented approach that is currently prevalent in the world.

Keywords: diabetes; diet patterns; prevalence; glycaemic index; Edo Central

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