WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Mercy Ukpong, *Bright Ewona, Francis Oshie Edima Duke, Joan Ibor

ABSTRACT

Healthy eating habits help to keep children of growing ages nourished and free from chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Most children of growing ages (1-5years old) in Africa find it difficult to maintain a good feeding habit either due to personal habits of only preferring a particular diet, genetic factor or poverty. Food selectivity is the habit of refusing to eat a variety of foods. The aim of this research was to examine food selectivity and health implication in children of growing ages in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. In pursuant of this aim, three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Two instruments-Questionnaires and oral interview were used to collate data from 384 parents from health institutions and schools across five major communities in the area. Two sampling techniques, the purposive and simple random sample techniques were employed to select sample for the study. The researcher adopted the survey design method. The findings of the study revealed a significant (p

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