The main objective of this study was to compare
the daily physical activities of secondary school
students living in South- West Benin Republic,
depending on whether they live in rural, suburban
or urban areas. An investigation through a written
and self-administered questionnaire was carried
out from April to June 2004 on 678 students
made up of 467 boys and 211 girls, aged 13 to 23
years old, regarding their movement modes,
physical sports practices and other utilitarian
activities. The data were analysed using
descriptive and inferential statistics. The results
showed that the percentages of students who go
on foot or ride bicycles for long distances or a
long time duration, and those who participate in
physical training as well as practice utilitarian
activities on weekly basis respectively, are far
higher for students in the rural locations than for
students in the other two locations, that is,
suburban and urban areas. On the whole the
highest proportion of students who engage in
physical activities consisting of riding bicycles,
traveling on foot, doing physical sports and
utilitarian activities are found among students
living in rural areas, followed by students in
suburban and urban locations. These results are
discusses in terms of their relationships with
atherogenous risk factors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001031 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Gouthon, P, Falola, JM, Aremou, M, Dagba, J, Tossou, J, Legba, J, Brisswalter, J, Amusa,LO, Toriola, AL |
| Publisher | African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) |
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