Determinate Factors that Influenced University Students to use Sport Facilities in Private and Public Universities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine factors that influence students' use of sports facilities among undergraduate students in 8 private and public universities. The study used a survey method to determine the factors. The sample contained 624 students, who were selected by using random sampling techniques. The study used a quantitative research design. To collect data and information, a close-ended questionnaire was used. All variables were analyzed and tested by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20 software.  To analyze descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage, a Chi-Square test was employed with the alpha value of.05. as a part of inferential statistics. The results indicated that, a total of 624 undergraduate students, 251 (40.2%) were female and 373 (59.8 %) were male. In the current study, only 107 (17.2 %) of students used university gymnasium facilities. As a result of chi-square test analysis, there were significant difficulties in using university gymnasium facilities (p.01). Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that sex, experience, time to exercise, alcohol and tobacco usage, lack of extracurricular activity, exercise friends and gymnasium facilities were determinate factors for using university sport facilities.