Physical activity and active transportation behaviour among rural, peri-urban and urban children in Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria: The PAAT Study.

Lucy-Joy M WachiraSylvester O HaykerRichard LaroucheAdewale L OyeyemiAntonio PristaGeorge E OwinoMark S TremblayVincent O Onywera

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Majority of children engaged in AT, but still failed to meet MVPA recommendations. Most correlates of AT and PA were country-specific, suggesting that strategies to encourage both behaviours should be informed by local evidence.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
body mass index
south africa
clinical practice
depressive symptoms
sleep quality