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    Accessibility to Health-Information and Family Influence on Reproductive Health Literacy Amongst Adolescent Girls
    (Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport (conservation University), 2018-07-31) Fasoranti, A.J; Onwuama, M.A.C; Aladesokun, T.
    Opportunities for young girls in sexual health education is being discriminated against because there are beliefs that girls that know too much can become wayward. Adolescent girls are faced with so many challenges ranging from cultural and parental pressures. This study sought to evaluate the access to health information and family influence on reproductive health literacy amongst adolescent girls. The sample size comprised two hundred and fifty females (n-250) students selected through purposive sampling method. The research instrument is a self-developed structured and validated questionnaire while descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages was used to analyze the responses. Two hypotheses were postulated. Findings showed that access to health information regarding reproductive health is limited and also family influence reproductive health literacy. The study therefore recommends that parents should educate their young daughters about family planning method and teachers should take out time from their allotted schedule to discuss sexual related issues with the adolescents in the school.
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    Adoption of the UKK Walk Test in the Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Women
    (2005) Otinwa, G.O.
    Purpose of this study was to assess cardiorespiratory fitness of a group of 60 U.S. women, using the UKK 2 Km walk test, and to compare fitness of the study group to Nigerian women and reported norms. Participants’ height, weight, BMI, and body fat percentage, and resting values of heart rate and blood pressure were measured. Subjects walked 2 km as fast as they could on an indoor track wearing a polar heart rate monitor. The UKK Institute’s prediction equation was used to calculate a fitness index based on gender, age, body weight, time to walk 2 km, and heart rate at the end of the walk. Means, standard deviations, and the calculated fitness index were used in the analysis. Results showed the older age brackets had higher values in the variables tested, and were considered overweight, while some were obese. Resting values of all subjects were within normal range for blood pressure. Fitness indices showed the 20-30 years age bracket had a mean of 91.81 (average cardiorespiratory fitness), while the other 3 groups had lower scores. Involvement in physical activity for 30 minutes duration, 3-5 days a week is recommended as a means of improving cardiorespiratory fitness.
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    Advertisement and Online Promotion as Predictors of Sports Development in Nigeria
    (National Institute for Sports, Surulere, Lagos, 2018-02) Ajibola, G.S.; Owolabi, H. L.; Amusa, M. F.
    The widespread of sporting activities has laid emphasis to the importance of sports promotions through advertisement. Sports promoted via the internet also serves as an avenue for consumers to advertise their goods and services, thereby generating funds for consumers to advertise their goods and services, thereby generating funds for sports industries. The study investigated advertisement and online promotion as predictors of sports development in Nigeria. Two hypotheses were postulated and tested. The descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. Two thousand four hundred and forty-one (2441) respondents were selected through stratified , simple random, and purposive sampling techniques. The finding of this study revealed that advertisement and on-line promotional strategies predicts sports development in Nigeria. Based on the finding, it is recommended that sports managers should be oriented towards maximization of opportunities to generate funds for their porganisations through advertisement and also sports managers should partner with corporate bodies that have to do with information technology to promote their organisations.
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    African Perspectives on Physical Education and Sports
    (University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0245 USA, 2012) Otinwa, G.O.
    The practice of physical activities and sports before the advent of the colonials in the African continent were underpinned to the cultural fabric of her diverse ethnicities. These included traditional sports and games like wrestling contests, swimming, and boat racing in reverine areas, horse racing, dancing, and moonlight games. This study is a review of historical records that identified the role of colonization on physical education and sports (PES) and its future growth in Africa. Physical education started in schools during the arrival of colonial administrators and missionaries from Britain and America. Their efforts resulted in a few international sports competitions in East and West Africa; however, there were none in the Francophone Africa. The emancipation of African countries from colonial rule to independent status ushered in a change in the organization and the teaching of PES from primary to tertiary levels. This change did not impact the teaching of PES in a sustainable manner into the 21st century because of the Western model adopted in the African school curriculum. For PES to progress from its present status to the standard recommended by the UNESCO International Charter of PES, there must be an evolvement of an indigenous curriculum that will be nurtured in Africa to meet the health needs of her people
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    Age and Risk Perception for exercise participation among inmates of elderly homes in Lagos State
    (Nigerian School Health Journal, 2011) Onwuama, M.A.C
    Exercise Prescription among vulnerable groups such as the aged limit the outcome of health promotion interventions among elderly has become a concern for sports organizers
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    An investigation into the levels of innovative strategies for professional development of sports and physical education teachers in Nigerian Secondary Schools
    (Triumph-Providentials Publishers, 2005) Awoyinfa, J.O.
    In any organization or institutions of learning, several individuals perform the same job with diverse levels ofIntensity regardless of hierarchical levels from a clerk, alesman, sports manager's sports teachers, coaches or physical education teachers; one tends to ask what factors make these differences happen at different level of performance. Sports coaches or physical education teachers' performances may depends on their degree of job satisfaction, which is a function of many variable, but, to attain satisfactory organizational goals, and satisfactory job performance, a particular sports teacher may become frustrated as his performance dampened due to many factors like; inadequate remuneration, lack of advancement opportunity, poor innovative, poor recognition for excellent service or inadequate working material and equipments these Prolonged frustration, may lead to vices like; lateness to work, poor output, malpractices and disputes or insubordination
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    Anaerobic Performance Attributes of Male Sprinters and Jumpers
    (1992) Otinwa, G.O.
    This is a comparative study of the Anaerobic performance Altribiies of University of Ibadan athletes comprising ten male sprinters and ten male jumpers. The subjects were compared using variables such as height, weight, lower lim) length, leg muscle strength, maximum anaerobic power capacity and fatigue index. The purpose of the study was to find out if significant differences exist in the anaerobic performance altributes among Sprinters and Jumpers. Ths descriptive statistics used were mean, standard deviation and Range. The Inferential statistics used was the T’ test, which was held significant at 0.05 level. . Results indicated that significant differences existed in the maximum Anaerobic power Anaerobic capacities among sprinters and Jumpers, while there was no significant difference in height, weight, leg muscle strength andl fatigue index. F
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    Anaerobic threshold status of university of Lagos basket ball players
    (2011) Otinwa, G.O.; Adeyanju, B.
    The study focusec on the anaerobic threshold status of University of Lagos Basketball players. A total of forty (40) randomly selected basketball players in University of Lagos who participated in WAUG and inter tertiary games (Lagos, 2010) comprised participants for this study. Data collected was subjected to descriptive statistics (mean, SD and Ranee) and Pearson's Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to determine the significant relationship. The level of significance was set at 0.95 Result of this study revealed a non-significant relationship (r = -0.05 between anaerobic power and vertical jump test of female basketball players. The study further revealed a moderate positive correlation found between aerobic and anaerobic power (r= 0.418) of basketball players. A mean HR value of 56bpm was obtained for basketball players. The mean Body Mass Index of male basketball players (27) was found not to be within range of competitive athletes which placed them under over weight on the norm table of BMI. The female players were found to fall under healthy category of mean Body Mass Index (BMI) which made them fall within the range for competitive athletes. It was found that the Vo2max, resting systolic blood pressure, resting diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate, exercise heart rate & recovery heart rate of basketball players' fell within the range for competitive athletes. The study concluded in line with the above findings based on the conclusion. It was recommended among other things that anaerobic power outputs of different field tests should be carried out periodically to enhance performance improvement
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    Anaerobic Threshold Staus of University of Lagos Basket Ball Players
    (2011) Otinwa, G.O.; Adeyanju, B.
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    Appraisal of Body Mass Index and Waist - To - Hip Ratio as Techniques of Assessing Physical Fitness in Adult Men And Women
    (Journal of Educational Research and Development, 2011) Esan, J.A.
    The study is carried out to determine the effectiveness of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio as techniques of determining potential risk for disease in adult men and women. Pretest-posttest control group research design was adopted for the study. The participants were 42 male and 45 female college of education students Ikere-Ekiti. Ikere-Ekiti, who were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group was treated with resistant exercises. Pretest and posttest data were collected on body weight, stature, waist girth and gluteal girth of participants using calibrated wall, weighing scale and anthropometric tape. A 22-week intervention programme consisting of resistance exercises lasting 40 minutes performed three times a week was employed. The hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to analyse the data. Significant difference was found in the t\vo instruments with weak association. Effectiveness of other techniques of determining potential risk for disease in adult men and women be examined.
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    Appraisal of water utilization on healthful living among selected secondary school students in Lagos Metropolis
    (Triump-Providential Publishers, 2011) Akinloye, A.; Yakubu, R.M.
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    Assessing Strategies of School Health Programme as a Tool for Quality Primary Health Care Goals in Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
    (Nigerian School Health Journal, 2011) Onwuama, M.A.C; Obioha, C.
    Providing basic health care of affordable cost to the people is the objective of primary health care. service in Nigeria school Health programme adopts three dimensions : healthful school living, school health instruction, and school health services to empower students to develop health behaviours.
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    Assessment of Adopted Lifestyles and its Health Implications on Commercial Drivers in Lagos State, Nigeria
    (National Association of Sports Science and Medicine, 2017-10) Ajibola, G.S.; Fasoranti, A. J.; Sam-Odutola, O. M.
    The study investigated the implication of adopted lifestyles on health problems suffered by commercial drivers and proferred possible solutions. The descriptive research method was adopted for the study; a total of two hundred (200) participants were selected through a purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used was a self-developed and validated questionnaire named Adopted Lifestyle Health Questionnaire (ALHQ) with 0.78 reliability index. The findings revealed that smoking habits and alcohol habits influenced health problems suffered by commercial drivers.
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    Assessment of Aerobic Fitness of Lagos State University Female Administrators
    (2006) Otinwa, G.O.; Philips, A. O; Mbakwem, C. A
    Purpose: This study was undertaken to assess the cardiorespiratory fitness of Lagos state university female administrators, and to compare whether there is a similar distribution in fitness between study populations and reported norms. Method: Cardiorespiratory fitness was determined using UKK2km walk test. A total of 45 women who volunteered and gave consent to participate in the study were screened by a cardiologist and then measured for height, weight, body height index and body fat per cent. Resting values including heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured. Subjects walked 2km distance as fast as they could on 400m track wearing a polar heart rate monitor. Statistics: The descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and prediction equation for calculating the fitness index of women were used in the analysis. Result: The result obtained showed that resting systolic and diastolic blood pressures were within the normal range, while fitness classification and index showed that subjects rated very low. Conclusion: The low cardiorespiratory fitness obtained showed that subjects are in highrisk level for cardiovascular diseases. This status can be improved through the adoption of an active lifestyle.
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    Assessment of fluid hydration of selected Nigerian footballers
    (International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER•SD), 2013) Otinwa, G.O.; Azubike, C.
    Adequate fluid hydration is known to prevent heat injury and exhaustion. It has been observed that some Nigerian athletes have collapsed during competition which might be as a result of the tropical weather condition of the country and fluid hydration level. This study therefore examined the fluid hydration status of male athletes. Participants were 30 footballers from Shooting Star Sport Club (3SC) of Ibadan, Nigeria. Data collected includes anthropometric measures of body weight, body mass index, percent body fat, lean body mass and visceral fat, resting systolic and diastolic blood values, fasting blood sugar test for nutritional status of footballers and urine test for hydration status. Data were presented as mean, standard deviation, range and percentage. Findings indicated that participants were dehydrated and therefore would need fluid replacement during play in order to improve performance and prevent dehydration. It was recommended that athletes should consume adequate amount of fluid before and at regular intervals during exercise in order to delay the depletion of glycogen stores and replace water lost in sweat coupled with hot weather conditions.
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    Assessment of the effects of aerobics Fuji Dance on Body Composition and Cardiovascular Variables of a Pasuma Music Dancer at Irawo, Lagos State
    (Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy, 2018) Esan, J.A.; Hassan, E.M; Iwundu, D.N.
    The study assessed the effects of aerobic Fuji dance on body composition cardiovascular variables of a Pasuma Fuji Music dancer at Iworo-Bus Stop, Lagos State. The participant was a record seller, that used Fuji dance to patronize his business by dancing to Pasuma Fuji music aged 39years. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the participant. Informed consent form was given to the participant, signed and returned to the researcher. The participant danced nothing less than, three times in a week. Data were collected on the body composition and cardiovascular variables of the participant The data collected was analyzed with descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics oft-test Five hypotheses were formulated, out of which the following three hypotheses were significant: body mass index (t-12.85, p<0.05), percent body fat (t=14.03, p<0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (t-13.01, p<0.05), while two were insignificant: systolic blood pressure (t=12.Q5, p>0.05) and heart rate (t-2.26, p>0.05). It was observed that BM1 of the participants fell in the range considered to be normal (22.5kg/m2), percent body fat fell in the range considered to be good (14.1-19.0), diastolic blood pressure fell in the range considered to be normal (<80), Although the systolic blood pressure and heart rate were insignificant, systolic blood pressure was in the rating of pre-hypertension (128) and heart rate fell in the rating of excellent (<_ 59) both being considered normal. Based on the findings of this study, it is concluded that aerobic Fuji dance have positive effect on the body composition and cardiovascular variables of the participant It is recommended that the aerobic Fuji dancer should continue with the aerobic Fuji dance three times in a week in order to maintain good quality of life.
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    An Assessment of The Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus And Its Risk Factors Among People Living In Abuja, Nigeria
    (Journal of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2019) Haastrup, E.A; Onwuama, M.A.C; Adelowo, A.B.
    This survey investigated the prevalence of diabetes risk factors and diabetes mellitus among people living in Abuja. Using Simple Random and Purposive Sampling techniques for selecting geographical region and participants respectively, 417 Abuja residents were selected for the study. A standardized instrument - Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire - was used to determine the total diabetes risk score of the participants. In addition, the participants' demographic information and biometric variables like blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference were measured. The collected data were subjected to descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage, while Chi square was used for inferential statistics to test the hypotheses at P < 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study revealed that the majority of the participants (66.7%) were either overweight or obese, 46.1% had unhealthy waist circumference, 43.9% had high blood pressure, 2.4% had high blood sugar; 66.4% were physically inactive, while 77.5% did not consume vegetables or fruits every day. With respect to the risk scores of developing diabetes mellitus in the next 10 years, about half (49.9%) of the participants were at low risk, 30.9% were at slightly elevated risk, 11.7% were at moderate risk, 7% were at high risk, and only 0.5% were at very high risk. The study concluded that the prevalence of diabetes risk factors is high among residents of Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), and a significant number of the residents are at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes mellitus in the next 10 years
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    Athlete's knowledge on nutrition and its application while in trainning
    (2011) Otinwa, G.O.
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    Athletes’ Image Management As Correlate of Sustainability Economic Development Through Sports In South West, Nigeria
    (Journal of Health Physical Education Recreation Sports and Dance( ICHPER.SD), 2019) Awoyinfa, J.O.; Ogunsemore, M.A.; Nariwoh, O
    This study aimed to examine impact of athletes’ image management on sustainable economic development through sports in Southwest, Nigeria. A sample size of two hundred and fifty-seven (257) respondents will be drawn from three States in Southwest, Nigeria geo-political zone. A self-structured questionnaire will be the instrument adopted for the study. Stratified and purposive random sampling technique of 50% proportionate will be used in the selection of the participants. There will be test-retest reliability value to be obtained for the instrument using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient and data from the study would be analyzed with the use of frequency counts and percentages for demographic data while inferential statistics of Multiple Regression (MR) will be used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels. Findings of the study shall reveal the impact of brand management, capacity building, psychological state and financial management of athletes on economic viability in Southwest Nigeria. Based on the findings, recommendations would be stated to further widen the scope of athletes’ image management towards athletes’ retirement for good life after active sport participation and to remove many of the constraints hindering the growth and development of sports in Southwest, Nigeria
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    Awareness in Public Health
    (Olu-Akin Publishers, 2007) Onwuama, M.A.C
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