Determinant Factors for Preference of Catfish as Better ProteinSource for Middle Aged Nigerian Residents in Ilorin, Kwara State

Abstract

Nourishment is a physiological peculiarity that plays a huge part in giving the energy
expected to proceeded with metabolic working in the body. This study assessed the
sources, reasons and preference of catfish as better protein source of catfish for
consumption among middle aged Nigerian residents of Ilorin, Kwara State. The
instrument was a self-structured questionnaire with a co-effective of 0.89 utilizing a
test re-test technique. All theories were tried at 0.05 alpha level. The study reveals that
the utilization of catfish among moderately aged Nigerian occupants of Ilorin, Kwara
State was high; the level of the explanations behind consuming catfish among
moderately aged Nigerian inhabitants of Ilorin, Kwara State was high; the degree of
inclination of catfish as better protein source among moderately aged Nigerian
inhabitants of Ilorin, Kwara State was high the information on catfish as better protein
source affect the inclination of the moderately aged Nigerian occupants of Ilorin,
Kwara State. Based on the above, it is hereby recommended that seminars should be
given to elderly people in the society on the importance of catfish as better protein
source in Ilorin and market women should also encourage wives to buy and cook catfish
meals for their families and most especially, their husbands if he is within 35years and
55years.