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ABSTRACT
This study was designed to investigate the various effects of poor nutritional needs on the academic performance of primary six pupils in Imillike Town. The purpose of the study was to find out the difference between food nutrients needed and the types given to primary six pupils. To also identify the extent to which poor nutritional needs prevailed among pupils in primary six so as to devise a means of improving the academic performance of pupils through identifying way of given pupils assistance for better performance. Essentially, the study was a survey research and the subject consisted of 100 pupils, 50 parents and 50 teachers drawn from the sampled primary school and communities in Imillie Town. The study consisted both male and female. Ten questions were administered to the parents, pupils and teachers respectively. Simple percentile rank was used for data analysis. The result gathered showed that poor nutrition prevalent among primary six pupils in Imillike town, which is as a result of low socio-economic status of their parents. Government, Non-Governmental Agencies, UNICEF and other stakeholder in education are beckoned to provide the pupils with free foods in school which will go a long way in preventing the menaces of poor nutrition and its effects on the academic performance of the pupils. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were directed to government, parents, teachers and community at large on how to prevent poor nutrition to improve the academic performance of the pupils.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Food is one of the basic needs of man. Our body needs food to do its work. Food is vital to life and may be any solid or liquid substance which when eaten and digested by the body, provides it with necessary materials to enable it grow, replace worn-out and damaged parts and to function normally. The human body is like a complex piece of machinery in that it is prone to faults and weaknesses if it is poorly maintained. This can happen if the daily food intake is in any unbalanced form. Again, any nutritious substance that people or animal eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth (Wikipedia dictionary.com, 2011). In essence, food is made up of nutrients.
Food and nutrition is one of the branches of Home Economics which deals with food and its nutrients. It includes food processing, presentation, food preparation, meal management and services. Lack of adequate intake of these nutrients lead to poor nutritional needs on the academic performance among the primary school children, in particular primary six pupils in rural areas.
Anazonwu, (2003) pointed out that the wealth of a nation depends to a large extent on the health of these citizens. She further said children are the future generation who are expected to grow up in good health, productive adults, likewise are able to make a full contribution towards the economic and social progress of their country. In other words, health is wealth.
Pyke (1982) says that poor diet and disease actually result from underlying causes related to insufficient access to food by families or household. Inadequate caring practices provide vulnerability of the members of the family, in particular, children may be exposed to poor nutrition. It is necessary to identify in a specific situation what constitute the major constraints to providing adequate access to food, to health services and to certain extent education.
According to the World Summit for Children (2000), each day, 60,000 children die from poor nutrition and disease, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS, from lack of clean water, inadequate sanitation and from the effects of the drug problem. in children, poor nutrition is synonymous with growth failure.
Looking at the adverse effect of poor nutrition on the health, growth and education of the pupils as well as the brighter future of the nations, socio economics development, this study, therefore, become necessary to attempt to uncover the negative impact of poor nutrition on primary six pupils of Imillike Agu in Udenu Local Government of Enugu State with a view to awakening the consciousness of parents, teachers, government and other stakeholders in education. This will go a long way in improving the health, growth and educational needs of the pupils as well as the socio-economic advancement of Imillike town and nation at large.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
According to the state of the word’s children (1988), the primary school children are faced with poor growth or malnutrition which results from deficiency of protein and energy inadequate intake of vital minerals, such as Iron, Calcium, Iodine, Zinc and Phosphorous, in addition with vitamins such as Vitamin A, D, E, and K and some essential Amino Acids.
The researcher’s experience and interaction with primary six pupils, observed that primary six pupils are faced with poor nutritional needs which affects their academic performance. This prompts the researcher to investigate and find out the effects of poor nutritional needs on the academic performance of primary six pupils in some selected primary schools in Imillike town, in order to help these children to perform better in academics.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of this research study is to investigate the effects of poor nutritional needs on academic performance of primary six pupils among some selected primary schools in Imillike town. Other objectives of the study include:
- To find out the difference between the feeding system and the academic performance of the primary six pupils in Imillike town.
- To identify the difference between food nutrition needed by the pupils in Imillike town.
- To identify the effects of poor nutrition and academic performance of primary six pupils in Imillike town.
- To devise means of helping the pupils with poor nutritional status which affects their performance in school in order to meet up with their counterparts in acquiring the three taxonomy of educational objectives.