Available online Aug 4, 2025.

[ Original ] Volume 24, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 161-168

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Abstract

This study adopted correlational   design to established the relationship between personal hygiene practices (in term of oral hygiene and body hygiene) and perceived health status of University of Calabar team sports, Nigeria.  Two research questions    were posed   which were translated   into two null hypotheses.  The population for the study consists   of all the 120 students in   team sports which include football, basketball, volley ball, hand ball   in University of Calabar   of which   a sample of 120 athletes was used through   Census approach.  The instruments titled “Personal hygiene and perceived health status questionnaire” was   developed by the researcher and validated by experts and used for data collection. The reliability of the   questionnaire   using Alpha Cronbach   Method   gives an average   index of 88.  The hypotheses were tested using   Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at .05 level of significance.. The findings of the study revealed that   personal hygiene practices (in term of oral   hygiene and body hygiene) significantly relate   with   perceived health status of athletes   in University of Calabar, Nigeria.  It was therefore concluded that health status of athletes   in team sport University of Calabar    depends   on    their oral   hygiene and body hygiene. Based on finding and conclusion of the study, it was recommended amongst   others that sport managers should Implement educational programs focused on the importance of personal hygiene, specifically targeting oral and body hygiene practices in order   to maintain good hygiene and health status.

 

Keywords

Personal hygiene practices, Oral hygiene, Body hygiene, Athletes, Perceived health status Team sports, ,

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