Consumer knowledge and utilization of food labels on pre-packaged food products in Lagos State. Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorNwankwo, C.O
dc.contributor.authorOgunyemi, A.O.
dc.contributor.authorNnoaham, K.E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T11:30:08Z
dc.date.available2021-03-15T11:30:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Consumption of pre-packaged food products which are a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, is on the increase in many developing countries. This study sought to determine the knowledge and utilization of food labels among consumers of pre-packaged food products in Lagos State. Method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study among adults in Lagos, Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling method was used to select 420 respondents. Only adults who consume pre-packaged foods were included in the study. Data was collected using structured interviewer-administered questionnaires and analysis was done using Epi Info 7 statistical software. The level of significance was set at p<0.05. Results: Only 21 (5.0%) respondents had a good level of knowledge of food label information. There was a significant association between level of knowledge of food label information and age in this study, level of knowledge increased with increasing age (p<0.05). Less than one-third of the respondents, 123 (29.2%) made good use of food label information. There was a positive significant association between income and the use of food labels. (p<0.05). Conclusion: Levels of knowledge and use of food label information were poor among consumers of prepackaged food products in Lagos State. There is a need for increased nutrition education of the study population to improve their nutritional knowledge and use of food label information. Keywords: Food labels, food labeling, consumer knowledge, knowledge of food labels, utilization of food labels, prepackaged food products.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatona FA, Nwankwo CO, Ogunyemi, AO, Nnoaham K.E. Consumer knowledge and utilization of food labels on pre-packaged food products in Lagos State. Nigeria. Res. J. of Health Sci. 2019. 7(1):28-38en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9238
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectFood labelsen_US
dc.subjectFood labelingen_US
dc.subjectConsumer knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge of food labelsen_US
dc.subjectUtilization of food labelsen_US
dc.subjectPre-packaged food productsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleConsumer knowledge and utilization of food labels on pre-packaged food products in Lagos State. Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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