Abstract:
Physical activity participation has become a global health priority to people of all age
groups due to its health benefits. The purpose of the study was to assess the factors
influencing utilisation of physical activity facilities among senior staff of Volta River
Authority (VRA) in Akuse. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study.
Two hundred and twenty-two respondents were sampled using the census sampling
technique. Questionnaire was self-developed on factors that influence participation of
physical activity for data to be collected. Data was processed with SPSS version 21
and analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, independent t-test and
one-way ANOVA. Results indicated that, equipment and facilities were considered as
highly influential factor to physical activity participation. Moreover, there is a high
significant correlation between attitude, biological factors, equipment and facilities,
motivation and nature of work. Again, males and females shared differences in
opinion on attitude and nature of work. Lastly, the study recorded a significant
difference among the age of VRA senior staff on only nature of work. It is
recommended that, VRA management should make sure the available facilities are
modernized and constantly maintained to standard to influence staff utilisation. Again,
management of the Authority must empower the health department to develop
programmes that would educate staff on the importance of physical activity and its
associated health benefits.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Sports, Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education,
submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment,
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Physical Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
