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

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2011

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Naidoo, Nasheen
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Amosun, Seyi L
Reddy, SP
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University of Cape Town

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Department of Public Health and Family Medicine
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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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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Naidoo, N. 2011. Physical activity behaviours in school-going adolescents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. University of Cape Town.

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