ABSTRACT
Physical activity is a basic human function and an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. It
produces positive physiological, psychological, and health-enhancing consequences. The study
aimed to the assess health behaviours of the medical students with regards to participation in
sporting activities.A cross-sectional descriptive study among 300 medical students was carried out.
Self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection and data analysis was done using
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0.
The mean age was 21.44±3.35, with the majority of the respondents between 20- 24 years (48.7%).
The males consist of 57.7% and females 42.3% of the respondents; most were single (99%) and
of Igbo ethnicity (98%), and all the respondents were Christians (100%). The study revealed a
prevalence of physical activity of 75.3%, football (66.2%) was the predominant sport, and walking
(69.2%) was the predominant exercise the students engaged in. The commonest barriers reported
were excessive academic workload (87.7%), lack of personal time (79.7%), and cost of facilities
or equipment (72.3%) while the commonest facilitators were availability of time (97.7%),
availability of facilities (94.3%) and availability of equipment (92.3%).
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