Date: October 16, 2026
Principal Investigator: Prof. R. O. Oloyede
Designation: Editor-in-Chief
Department: Human Kinetics, Sports Science and Health Education
School: Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo
Qualifications: Ph.D
Assoc. Prof. J. O. Adelusi, Dr. A. K. Akinmusere, Mr. S. O. Oluwadare
The Journal of Human Movement, Health Education & Sports Pedagogy (JHMHESP) is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Human Kinetics, Sports Science and Health Education, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. This maiden volume (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026) brings together fifteen empirical and review studies by scholars from AFUED, University of Benin, University of Ibadan, Ekiti State University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Lead City University, Lagos State University of Education and the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The articles cover primary health care management, road safety compliance, physical activity and sports participation, recreational sports and teacher well-being, psychoactive substance and drug abuse, tobacco use, sickle cell disease, prenatal care and pregnancy outcomes, eating disorders and weight control, AI-driven mental health tools, mental imagery training in football, and domestic violence and single motherhood.
- Availability of health workers, maintenance of PHC centres, community participation and corruption are determinants of primary health care performance in Edo South Senatorial District.
- Peer influence and socio-economic factors significantly predict road sign compliance among tricycle riders in Okitipupa LGA.
- Physical activity and sports participation significantly enhance the physical and mental health of AFUED student-athletes.
- Recreational sports participation reduces stress (r = -0.758) and improves work-life balance (r = 0.718) among secondary school teachers in Egor LGA.
- 46.2% of commercial motorcyclists in Ekiti State consume psychoactive substances; awareness of health effects is moderate and related to consumption.
- Sickle cell disease is inherited, not infectious, and is not leukaemia, cancer, HIV/AIDS or iron deficiency.
- Adequate and early prenatal care is significantly associated with favourable pregnancy outcomes in Ondo West LGA.
- Tertiary students in Ondo town know tobacco risks, yet 25.5% have used tobacco and 15.5% are current users.
- 67.7% of AFUED undergraduates have unhealthy physical activity levels; physical activity correlates positively with academic performance.
- Low self-esteem, fear of weight gain and history of trauma jointly predict anorexia nervosa among female in-school adolescents in Ibadan North LGA.
- AFUED undergraduates have high knowledge and positive perception of AI-driven mental health tools, with a significant relationship between the two.
- Mental imagery training significantly improves shooting and heading skills of amateur and elite male footballers in Osun State.
- Undergraduates in Ondo State use both healthy (exercise, eating less) and unhealthy (skipping meals, diet pills, laxatives) weight control practices, not significantly influenced by gender, age or marital status.
- About fifteen factors drive the increasing involvement of Nigerian youths in drug abuse.
- Domestic violence correlates significantly with single motherhood among middle-aged women in Ondo State, moderated by education, economic status and self-esteem.
- Government and training institutions should produce and deploy more primary health care workers (CHO, CHEW, JCHEW) and maintain PHC facilities at least annually.
- Road safety education should target tricycle riders and their peer groups.
- Universities and schools should promote regular physical activity, sports and recreational programmes for students, athletes and teachers.
- Health education should be re-introduced in Nigerian primary and secondary schools, with public enlightenment on sickle cell disease, tobacco, psychoactive substances and drug abuse.
- Pregnant women should register early and attend adequate antenatal care.
- Schools should include education on eating disorders and healthy weight control in the curriculum.
- Universities should promote AI literacy and awareness of AI-driven mental health support tools.
- Coaches should incorporate mental imagery training into football programmes.
- Interventions should address domestic violence through women's education, economic empowerment and self-esteem building.
