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Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

The aims of this study were (a) to determine the prevalence of self-reported physical activity behaviours among adolescents in Grades 8-11 in Western Cape public schools from the YRBS 2, (b) to determine if there were statistically significant differences in these behaviours in comparison to the YRB...

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Main Author: Naidoo, Nasheen
Other Authors: Amosun, Seyi L
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Language:English
Published: Department of Public Health and Family Medicine 2015
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description The aims of this study were (a) to determine the prevalence of self-reported physical activity behaviours among adolescents in Grades 8-11 in Western Cape public schools from the YRBS 2, (b) to determine if there were statistically significant differences in these behaviours in comparison to the YRBS 1 and (c) to identify the characteristics of physically inactive participants. The study design was a cross sectional national prevalence school-based quantitative survey and focused on the results from Grade 8-11 classes in public secondary schools sampled in the Western Cape Province only. A total of 1134 students were surveyed across 22 schools.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11194 Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa Naidoo, Nasheen Amosun, Seyi L Reddy, SP Public Health The aims of this study were (a) to determine the prevalence of self-reported physical activity behaviours among adolescents in Grades 8-11 in Western Cape public schools from the YRBS 2, (b) to determine if there were statistically significant differences in these behaviours in comparison to the YRBS 1 and (c) to identify the characteristics of physically inactive participants. The study design was a cross sectional national prevalence school-based quantitative survey and focused on the results from Grade 8-11 classes in public secondary schools sampled in the Western Cape Province only. A total of 1134 students were surveyed across 22 schools. 2015-01-03T18:21:25Z 2015-01-03T18:21:25Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11194 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
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Naidoo, Nasheen
Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
title_full Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
title_fullStr Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
title_short Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
title_sort physical activity behaviours in school going adolescents in the western cape province south africa
topic Public Health
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11194
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