Research Article

AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF EXAMINATION OF HEALTH PRODUCT LABELS OF CONSUMERS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SABON GARI LGA, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

Shehu HARANDE1*, HUSSEINI, I. M2, AYABIOGBE C. I3, Abdullahi Lawan3, YUSUF, A. T1, YAKUBU Safiya4
1 Department of Physical and Health Education, Federal University of Education Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria.
2 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
3 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
4 Department of Physical and Health Education, Federal University of Education Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria
* Corresponding author: Harande2013@gmail.com
Published: Mar, 2025
DOI: 10.67203/gjhrr.2025.ajumzbc3
Pages: 119-123
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Abstract

The study assessed the awareness and practice of examination of health product labels of consumers among Senior Secondary School Students of Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State. 300 Senior Secondary School Students Volunteered to respond to the questionnaire across public and private Secondary Schools. The instrument for data collection was a selfdeveloped questionnaire which was validated and pilot-tested with a reliability index of 0.79 and tagged as a questionnaire on awareness of health product labels of consumers “QAHPLS”. The other segment with a reliability index of 0.77 for the practice of examination of health products labels, which was tagged as Practice of Examination of Health Products Labels of Consumers “OPEHPLS”. The research instrument was correctly filled and returned for coding and analysis with the use of Frequencies and Percentages, Infrential statistics statistics of independent sample t-test was used to test the Hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. Based on the findings of the study, the findings revealed that a significant difference exists in awareness of the examination of health product labels of consumers among Senior Secondary School Students in Sabon Gari LGA (p=.003 < 0.05). Also, the study revealed that there was no significant difference in practices of examination of health product labels of consumers among Senior Secondary School Students in Sabon Gari. It was recommended among others that improvement is needed with regards to practices of examination of health product labels of Consumers among Senior Secondary School Students in Sabon Gari L.G.A.  

Keywords

Awareness and Practice Health Products Labels Consumers

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How to Cite

HARANDE, S., M, H. I., I, A. C., Lawan, A., T, Y. A., & Safiya, Y. (2025). AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF EXAMINATION OF HEALTH PRODUCT LABELS OF CONSUMERS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SABON GARI LGA, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 7(1), 119-123. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2025.ajumzbc3

S. HARANDE, H. I. M, A. C. I, A. Lawan, Y. A. T, and Y. Safiya, "AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF EXAMINATION OF HEALTH PRODUCT LABELS OF CONSUMERS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SABON GARI LGA, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 119-123, March 2025. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2025.ajumzbc3

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