Recreational Exercise Indices on Health Status of Pregnant Women Ante – Natal Sessions in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State
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2024
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A Publication of the Department of Educational Foundation, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria,
Abstract
Exercise as a type of physical activity, planned structured and repetitive bodily
movement requiring physical or mental efforts in executing to improve health status. Pregnant women
are advised to engage in mild physical fitness during the antenatal session doing so will enhance safe
delivery of the unborn fetus and keep the mother healthier. Inability to comply may lead to maternal
mortality rate. This study therefore, examined the recreational exercise indices on health status of
pregnant women ante - natal sessions in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state. The objective of the study were
to; (i) assess the knowledge of recreational exercise on health status of pregnant women; (ii) evaluate
the effectiveness of recreational exercises on health status of pregnant women and (iii) examine the
consistency of recreational exercises on health status of pregnant women attending antenatal session in
Ilorin metropolis in Kwara state.
A descriptive research design of survey method was used with the population that consisted of 3000
(100%) pregnant women from university of Ilorin teaching hospital (UITH) and general hospital Ilorin
Kwara state for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 350 (857.14%)
respondents of the total population. The researchers - developed questionnaire was used and critically
examined and reviewed. Test re-test was ascertained the reliability with co-efficient of (0.76). Data
collection was adequately conducted. Frequency, percentages and chi square (x2) were used to analyze
the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level.
The findings from the study were that;
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Knowledge of recreational exercise significantly influences the health of pregnant women
antenatal session in Ilorin metropolis with calculated x2 value of 62.537 >16.92 with 9 degree of
freedom at 0.05 alpha level.
Achievement of recreational exercise significantly influence the health status of pregnant
women antenatal session in Ilorin Metropolis with calculated x2 value of 67.288 >16.92 with 9 degree
of freedom at 0.05 alpha level.
Consistency of recreational exercise significantly influence the health status of pregnant
women antenatal session in Ilorin Metropolis with calculated x2 value of 53.408 >16.92 with 9 degree
of freedom at 0.05 alpha level.
Based on the findings, the study concluded that knowledge of recreational exercise, achievement of
recreational exercise and consistency of recreational exercise significantly influenced the health status
of Pregnant women in Ilorin metropolis Kwara state. The study recommended based on the conclusion
that recreational exercise for pregnant women should be approved in various sporting organizations
and gyms, in order to reduce health problems faced by women during childbirth or after birth, pregnant
women should be encouraged to engage in light recreational exercise and make it a daily routine to
enable them prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy and maternal morbidity.
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Effect: Recreational exercise: Pregnancy: Antenatal clinic.
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Recreational exercise: Pregnancy: Antenatal clinic.