METHOD.
The section entails the research methodologies utilized, an explanation on the study population as well, as the sampling techniques and how data will be collected and managed. The research study design to be used is a cross-sectional study design used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. The study design is preferred because it is relatively cheap and has the capacity to collect a wide range of data within short period of time as well as analyzing the cause-effect relationships in the study population.
The participants are willing college students both male and female who are 18years and above and currently enrolled in college. The final convenience sample constitutes of 121 college students. The questionnaire was developed after a thorough literature review was conducted and will be utilized as data collection tool. The tool will also be tested and reviewed for validity by the peers. The demographics will assist in obtaining information on the specifics. The subsequent statements relating to the research questions will be asked in a bid to obtain information regarding the eating habits of the college students and their level of knowledge on the nutritional requirements for health. The study will consist of five demographic and twenty survey statements. The statements 1-12 will make use of the frequency scale Never (1), rarely (2), everyday (3) and more than once a day(4). The other questions 13-20 will address the level of knowledge on nutrition and the factors that influence the nutrition and diet of college students and the agreement scale will be utilized in this instance.
Permission to conduct the survey in college was obtained from the college. The participants will also be free to partake of the study before or after meals. it is the responsibility of the data collectors to ensure the participant is given a well explanation on the informed consent and they should append a signature before filling the survey questions. The information will be kept confidential and hence there will be no writing of names on the questionnaire.
The filled questionnaires will be checked for completeness and follow-up will be made to ensure questions will be answered in an appropriate manner. Upon completion, the data collected will be systematically arranged in codes of the questionnaires to ensure the data analysis process takes off seamlessly.
