HEALTH LIFESTYLE DIMENSIONS AS CORRELATES OF ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES

IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Abstract

This study examined health lifestyle dimensions as correlates of illness behaviour among employees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria. Fifty one (51) non-teaching staff participated in the study. Total population sampling technique was adopted to select participants for the study. The participants’ ages ranged from 31 to 53 years, with a mean age of 38.56 and a standard deviation of 5.97. Two instruments were used to gather data for study, namely: 25-item Fantastic lifestyle questionnaire and 62-item Illness behaviour questionnaire. Pearson’s product moment correlation was employed as the statistical tool to test the data. Results revealed that physical activity significantly and negatively correlated with illness behaviour among employees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria. Also, the results showed that career significantly and positively correlated with illness behaviour among employees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria. The implications of the study were discussed and recommendations were made.