How Can Sport-Based Interventions Improve Health among Women and Girls? A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Sport has been identified by the World Health Organization as an underutilized yet important contributor to global physical activity, by UNESCO as a fundamental right, and by the United Nations as a promising driver for gender equity through improved long-term health of women and girls. Although sport-based interventions have been popularized to advance educational, social, and political development globally, little attention has been given to its impacts on health outcomes among women and girls. We undertook a scoping review of research on sport-based interventions for health among women and girls to summarize current research approaches and findings. PRISMA scoping review guidelines were observed. Online databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science) were used to identify peer-reviewed rec

SUBMITTER: Pedersen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10049722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature