ICT USE IMPLICATIONS FOR EXERCISE PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
Journal Title: Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Background: ICT use encourages deviation from a physically active lifestyle and might surreptitiously become a contemporary contributor to chronic diseases. The study was conducted to examine the extent of ICT use and its implications for exercise participation and health in the Nigerian University Community. Methods: A descriptive survey research design involving permanent members of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria was used. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 767 staff and students with an age range of 15–60 years. The University of Ilorin ethical review committee granted clearance (UERC/ASN/2016/588). The respondents were informed and all signed the informed consent form. A validated questionnaire, “Information and Communication Technology Use and Sedentariness Questionnaire (ICTUSQ)” with reliability (r=.89), was used for data collection. Statistical analyses conducted were frequency, percentage and One-way ANOVA; p≤0.05. Result: The most common types of ICT activities among the Nigerian University Community were: mobile phones calls/texting 91.0% (n=698), online-chats 90.9% (n=697), computer use 69.9% (n=536) and viewing TV/DVD 64.5% (n=495). Due to ICT use, respondents were continuously sedentary for several hours daily. Only 34.8% (n=267) of them participated in the recommended amount of exercise, the majority 81.0% (n=621) reported that they were too busy to exercise. ICTinduced health problems included shoulder pain 60.9% (n=467), thumb pain 68.6% (n=526), fatigue 33.0% (n=253), phone addiction 84.3% (n=646) and anxiety/depression 76.1% (n=544). Irrespective of age, factors that largely determined the extent of ICT use were gender, n=767, F(9, 757)=407.73, p≤0.005; occupation, n=767, F(9, 757)=163.79, p≤0.002; and type of job, n=767, F (9, 757)=639.45, p≤0.003. Conclusion: Excessive ICT use leads to sedentariness and a reduction in the desire to exercise. The accumulated effect might accelerate the risk of cardiometabolic, cardiovascular, physiological and mental disorders. Regular physical activity breaks of at least 5 minutes each hour of continuous ICT use, and the introduction of physical education and sport programmes to inculcate sustainable physical activity culture in the university community is recommended.
Authors and Affiliations
Olufunmilola L. Dominic, Iliasu Y. Seidina, D. F. Williams, O. O. Oyerinde, L. Olaitan
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