The nexus between accessibility to physical activity resources and participation in leisure time physical activities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the nexus between accessibility of public sport and recreational facilities and the level of participation of adult residents in physical activities in Nefas Silk Lafto sub-city in Addis Ababa. The study participants were adult residents (n=384) living in the sub-city, experts (n=32) and heads (n=3) of the Department for Sport Facility Development. We used questionnaires, interview, and observations to collect the data and descriptive method and chi-square tests were employed for analysis. The results show that adult residents had poor access to physical activity resources in their neighbourhoods and poor access had a significant association (2=30.6, p