GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study analyzed the gender difference in the means of standing height (SHT) and body weight (BWT): investigating their individual influence on the related health challenges of the staff members of the faculty of education in university of uyo.Ex post facto survey design was used for the study. The study was conducted in the University of Uyo community in Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised the males and females of the Faculty of Education of the University. A sample size of 82 staff members of the Faculty of Education, comprising 42 males and 40 females were used for the study. Standard-constructed instruments were adapted and used to measure the body weight, standing height, heart rate and blood pressure as done by some notable authors. The instruments for the study are standardized questionnaire titled: Gender Difference in Standing Height and Body Weight Questionnaire (GDSHBWQ). The consistency of the instruments was certified reliable at 0.9. The data collected on the subjects were treated with the descriptive statistics to obtain the answers the research questions. The Z-test statistics was used to treat the hypotheses, set at probability significant level of .05. on this basis the study concluded that there is no significant gender difference in the Standing height (SHT) among the Education Faculty staff members. On the average, the males are significantly not taller than their female counterparts. And also that there is a significant gender difference in the Body weight (BWT) among the Education Faculty staff members. On the average, the females are significantly heavier than their male counterparts. It was recommended that the staff members of the Education Faculty should be informed of these findings about the potentiality of the related health challenges and the risk factors facing them.

KEYWORDS: Gender Difference, Standing Height (sht), Body Weight (bwt), Health Challenges and University of Uyo.