TABLE 3.
Frequencies and Chi-square results for barriers to OPA.
| Barriers | Current OPA |
No OPA |
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| N | % | n | % | χ2(1) | p | |
| No activities my child enjoys | 12 | 9.83 | 25 | 33.78 | 17.25 | 0.000 |
| Too far to travel | 34 | 27.87 | 32 | 43.24 | 4.86 | 0.027 |
| Unsuitable/inconvenient time | 26 | 23.21 | 26 | 36.62 | 3.84 | 0.050 |
| Activities too costly | 68 | 56.67 | 39 | 53.43 | 0.19 | 0.660 |
| Do not have time to attend | 26 | 22.03 | 11 | 15.49 | 1.21 | 0.272 |
| Difficulty performing activities | 58 | 52.25 | 43 | 74.14 | 7.59 | 0.006 |
| Environment not suitable | 27 | 24.32 | 23 | 40.35 | 4.63 | 0.031 |
| Worries about being hurt/injured | 24 | 20.17 | 24 | 32.88 | 3.90 | 0.048 |
| Difficulty socially with peers | 66 | 55.00 | 48 | 65.75 | 2.17 | 0.141 |
| Activities too challenging | 51 | 42.86 | 43 | 58.90 | 4.66 | 0.031 |
| Activities not challenging enough | 5 | 4.35 | 3 | 4.17 | 0.00 | 0.952 |
| Coaching style not suitable | 31 | 28.81 | 21 | 33.33 | 0.51 | 0.477 |