Analysis of Demographic Variables of Waug Personnel on Knowledge and Behaviour towards Safety

Abstract

This study investigated on the knowledge and behaviour of WAUG personnel towards safety in terms of number of editions attended, age and gender. The descriptive research design, a population of five thousand, eight hundred (5,800) participants which was made up of athletes and officials of 14^th West African Universities Games referred to as ‘WAUG 2018', a sample size of three hundred and thirty (330) respondents, the purposive sampling technique, a sample size of eighty (80) officials and two hundred and fifty (250) athletes, a 25-item questionnaire consisting of sections ‘A and B' were used for the study. The instrument had a return rate of eighty one percent (81%). The demographic data generated was analyzed using the frequency table, percentage and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. A criterion mean of 50% was used as a guide for taking decision. The study found out that there is a low negative relationship between WAUG personnel's knowledge towards safety and the number of editions attended and also low positive relationship between WAUG Personnel's behaviour towards safety and the number of editions attended, there is a positive relationship between WAUG personnel's knowledge and behaviour towards safety in terms of age However and there is a negative relationship between WAUG personnel's knowledge towards safety and gender but a positive relationship between WAUG personnel's behaviour towards safety and gender. The study recommended among others that WAUG personnel's safety knowledge and behaviour should be regularly updated through organized seminars and workshops. Age should be considered when recruiting WAUG personnel.