A model for promoting physical activity among rural South African adolescent girls

Background: In South Africa, the expanding epidemic of non-communicable diseases is partly fuelled by high levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour. Women especially are at high risk, and interventions promoting physical activity are urgently needed for girls in their adolescence, as th...

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Main Authors: John Kinsman, Shane A. Norris, Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, Kari Riggle, Kerstin Edin, Jennifer Mathebula, Sizzy Ngobeni, Nester Monareng, Lisa K. Micklesfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/28790/pdf_156