Assessment of physical activity, feeding and toileting practices among aged people in Ebonyi state

The study focused on assessment of physical activity, feeding and toileting practices among aged people in Ebonyi State. Three research questions guided the study. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 79,280. The sample size of the study was 395 aged people which were drawn using convenience/purposive sampling technique. Instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The result from the study revealed high practices of physical activities, feeding and toileting among aged people in Ebonyi State. The study recommended that there is need for more provision of effective and functional health care centres for the aged in Ebonyi State were they will be trained on the need for effective physical activities, feeding practices, and more facilities for toileting among aged people in Ebonyi State.