Gender inequalities in physical activity among adolescents from 64 Global South countries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aims of this study were to (a) describe gender inequalities in physical activity (PA) among adolescents from Global South countries, and (b) investigate the relationship between gender inequalities in PA and contextual factors, such as geographic region, human development index, gender inequality index, and unemployment rates.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey conducted in Global South countries between 2010 and 2020 among 13- to 17-year-old adolescents. Country-context variables were retrieved from secondary data sources (World Health Organization, World Bank, and Human Development Reports). PA was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire querying the number of days in the past week in which particip

SUBMITTER: Ricardo LIC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9338337 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature