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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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11194 |
| Summary: | 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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