Logo
International Journal of
Physical Education, Exercise and Sports
ARCHIVES
VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Level of physical activities and quality of life among public primary and secondary schools teachers
Authors
Samuel O Bolarinde, Esther N Okonkwo, Olayinka F Oloye
Abstract

Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and manage non communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and several cancers. It also helps improve mental health, quality of life and well-being. Physical education Teachers in primary and high schools are usually involve in teaching pupils/students and encouraging students and their colleagues in active participation in sports. However, there seems to be paucity of literatures on the level of participation of school teachers in physical activity. This study investigated the physical activities level and the quality of life of teachers in both public primary and secondary schools in south western community of Ondo state, Nigeria. Ninety consenting teachers from selected public primary and secondary schools participated in the study. Data were obtained using "International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) and “Quality of Life Scale SF-36. Analysis was done using the descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics of independent T test on SPSS version 20.0. Alpha level was set at 0.05.

The result showed that, level of participation in physical activities among primary school teachers were higher than secondary schools’ teachers, however, there was no significant difference in their overall quality of life. Furthermore, there was a significant difference between physical activity level of primary and secondary school teachers (t = 3.408, p = 0.001) while there was no significant difference between of total quality of life of primary and secondary school teachers (t = -1.323 p = 0.193). An enlightenment program should therefore be organized to sensitize secondary school teachers on benefits and promotion of physical activities. 
Download
Pages:8-12
How to cite this article:
Samuel O Bolarinde, Esther N Okonkwo, Olayinka F Oloye "Level of physical activities and quality of life among public primary and secondary schools teachers". International Journal of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 8-12
Download Author Certificate

Please enter the email address corresponding to this article submission to download your certificate.