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Item Adolescent Sexual Behaviour and Teenage Pregnancy Among Females in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State(Department of Science Education University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017-11) OLAITAN, Olubukunmi Lanre; BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; OLUBIYI, Simeon KayodeThis paper was to find out the adolescent sexual behaviour and teenage pregnancy among females, 200 pregnant teenagers in Ilorin South Local Government Area was used as sample in finding the relationship between variables and conditions causing the risk of teenage pregnancy, chi-square and ANOVA was used. Based on findings, age, type of occupation, stages in pregnancy played significant role in the determination of the rise experienced by pregnant teenagers. Recommendations were to impose the health status of teenage pregnancy.Item Anthropometry and Motor Performance Variables Among Female University Champion-Handballers in West Africa(Department of Physical and Health Education of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 2015-07) BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; OLAITAN, Olubukunmi Lanre; TALABI, ADETAYO EBUN; OYERINDE, Oyesegun Olufemi; AINA, Michael GbemisolaHandball builds a strong, flexible athlete with quick responses, eye and hand co-ordination, balance and incredible stamina. This study focused on Anthropometry and motor performance variables among university female champion-handballers in West Africa. The aim of the study was to analyze the anthropometric and motor performance variables of female University champion-handballers in West Africa. The ex-post facto research design was used for the study. All the female handball players from the three universities that participated in the West Africa university games constituted the population. A purposive sampling technique was used to select all the thirty-six players that were available during the competition for the study. Standardized instruments were used for the study. One main hypothesis and three sub-hypotheses were formulated and tested using both the descriptive and inferential statistics of t-test and ANOVA Scheffe post hoc multiple comparison test was used to indicate significance difference that existed between the groups of means (x). Items analysis was used to identify the possible influence of the variables on performance. The alpha level for the rejection or acceptance of the hypothesis was set at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The study found out that the female players across the universities had significant differences, in weight (F2,34=6.993), forearm length (F2,34=3.498, p=0.042), ; and there was no significant difference in their finger span (F2,34=01.061,p=0.358), speed (F2, 34=,057, p=0.944), leg power (F2,34=2.357, p=0.110) and shooting ability (F2,34=1.179, p=0.320), it was concluded from this study that the selected performance variables used in this study are important to handballing ability. It was therefore recommended that coaches could use the variables in their selection and coaching of handballers.Item Health-Related Predictors of Sports Performance Among Athletes in University of Ilorin, Kwara State(Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2016-02) BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; OLAITAN, Olubukunmi Lanre; OYETUNJI, Bashir Adebare; BAKINDE, Ismail JaiyeolaThis study examined the health-related predictors of sports performance among athletes in University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The objective of the study was to determine the predictive factors enhancing sport performance of the athletes. The population of the study consisted of 186 athletes of University of Ilorin while the sample included 54% of athletes that have represented the University of Ilorin in institution championships. A simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents and a total of one hundred (100) respondents were used. A research structured questionnaire was adopted and it was validated by three (3) professionals from the University and the reliability coefficient ‘r’ of 0.84 was obtained. The variables in the hypotheses focused on how nutrition, muscular strength, body weight, endurance level and body flexibility contributes to sports performance among athletes. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.5 alpha level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that nutrition, muscular strength, weight of the body, level of endurance and body flexibility of an athlete influence sports performance. It was therefore recommended that; athletes should adopt good nutrition strategies, strength training endurance training and flexibility training and flexibility training that will optimize physical and mental performance and support good health which will lead to effective performance in sport and reduce the risk of illness and injury.Item Opinion of Clients on Risk Management in Fitness and Recreation Centres in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State, Nigeria(Department of Physical and Health Education of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, 2015-07) IBRAHEEM, Tajudeen Olanrewaju; BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; OLAITAN, Olubukunmi LanreSuccessful recreation organizations are to manage risk out of desire to operate in a business like-manner, and to meet a moral and ethical responsibility to participants. This research work focuses on opinion of clients on risk management in fitness an recreation centres for sustainable development in Ilorin Metropolis of Kwara State Nigeria. Two research hypotheses were postulated and descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Simple Random Sampling Technique was used to proportionally select 50% from the total population which amount to 156. The researchers self developed Likert type questionnaire was duly validated and later pilot tested using test re-test method at interval of two weeks on participants at Jay Kay Physiotherapy and Fitness Centre in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria that produced r=0.78 was used to collect data. The findings revealed that risk management plan in fitness and recreation centre in Ilorin Metropolis need to be enhanced an implemented. Also, male and female respondents agreed that risk management in fitness and recreation centres provided for the safety and well being of the participants and spectators. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that; fitness and recreation centres should lay emphasis on risk management considering ethical and legal responsibilities. Also, fitness and recreation centres should develop elaborate risk management plan and follow it strictly.Item Perception of Drug use and Abuse Among Secondary School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State(Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2017-03) BAKINDE, Surajudeen Tosho; OLAITAN, Olubukunmi Lanre; ONIFADE, Olasunkanmi Adeoye; OYETUNJI, Bashir Adebare; BAKINDE, Ismail JaiyeolaThis study investigated the trends of drug use an abuse among secondary school students in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research method. Simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred (100) students from five (5) secondary schools. A structured questionnaire designed by the researcher was used for data collection, which was validated by three experts from the department of human kinetics education and health promotion and environment health education in University of Ilorin. The reliability of the instrument was also ascertained through a test re-test method with a reliability coefficient of 0.6r Descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage and inferential statistics of chi-square was used to analyze the demographic data and hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that secondary school students commonly used and abused are alcohol, cannabis and cigarette. Availability of hawkers and indiscriminate sales of drugs by patent medicine stores a major cause of drug abuse among the study population. Parents, friends and media advertisement mainly influenced students to engage in drug abuse. It was recommended that government should strengthen laws on purchase and indiscriminate use of drugs, government should also regulate the activities of drug hawkers. Parents should educate their children to avoid bad friends.