IGHODARO OMOREGBE VINCENT

This study investigated the relationship between digital health literacy and physical activity engagement among sports enthusiasts within the University of Benin community. A descriptive survey design was employed; with a sample of 100 sports enthusiasts’ selected using purposive sampling technique. A validated questionnaire was used to assess digital health literacy levels and physical activity engagement which was established by the researcher and validated by two experts in the field of Human Kinetics and Sports Science. The data analysis of respondents’ bio data was done using mean, standard deviations and Pearson Correlation used in the analysis of data and testing of hypothesis. ANCOVA Statistics on difference in the frequency or intensity of physical activity between sports enthusiasts with higher digital health literacy levels and lower digital health literacy levels was also used. Data analysis revealed that majority of the sports enthusiasts had a high level of digital health literacy, which positively affected their physical activity engagement. A significant relationship was found between digital health literacy and physical activity engagement. However, no significant difference was observed in the frequency or intensity of physical activity between sports
enthusiasts with higher digital health literacy levels and those with lower digital health literacy levels. The conclusion that was made from the result of the research is that majority of the UNIBEN sports enthusiasts had a high level of digital health literacy, thus positively affecting their physical activity engagement to a high extent. The study recommends enlightening sports enthusiasts on the advantages of physical activity engagement using digital health literacy and increasing the frequency and intensity of physical activity to benefit from its health outcomes

This study evaluated the need for effective policies as a panacea for sustainable hospitality and tourism industry in Edo State. It sought to determine the level of recognition of tourism development policies; benefits accruable from sustainable tourism
on stakeholders; the role of government in sustainable tourism; role of other stakeholders in sustainable tourism, and the issues affecting implementation of sustainable tourism policies. To guide the study, five (5) research questions were raised. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was made up of 100 staffs of the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism comprising departments as Policy Department, Partnership Department, Regulation and Standard
Department, Planning and Research Department, Human Resources and Admin (Finance and Account, Procurement), Edo Art Council Department. A sample size of 100 staffs of the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism comprises the entire population, thus, making a census population. The instrument for the study was a self-constructed questionnaire titled “Evaluating The Need For Effective Policies As A Panacea For Sustainable Hospitality And Tourism Industry Questionnaire (ENEPPSHTIQ)”. The
instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts in the Department of Human Kinetics and Sports Science, Faculty of Education, University of Benin. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used to establish the internal consistency of the
items. The reliability of index of 0.89 for the instrument was obtained. Data were analysed using percentages, mean and standard deviation. The findings showed that majority of the tourism staff indicated that there was moderate level of tourism recognition in development policies. There are several benefits of sustainable tourism on stakeholders. The government have a role to play in tourism sustenance in the state. The stakeholders have a role to play in sustainable tourism. There are issues affecting the implementation of sustainable tourism policies. It was concluded that measures should be taken to raise the recognition and public awareness of tourism in line with sound sustainable development policies. Government and other stakeholders should play their expected roles in sustaining tourism so that its inherent benefits can be felt by all and its negative effects on implementation eradicated. It was therefore recommended that government should formulate workable policies that could see to the effective collaboration of public private sector partnership and the implementation of sustainable tourism development.