Results from Kenya's 2014 report card on the physical activity and body weight of children and youth

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2014, Pages S69-S73

  Wachira, Lucy Joy M ^a   Muthuri, Stella K ^b,c   Tremblay, Mark S ^a,b,c   Onywera, Vincent O ^a,b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Sedentary behavior; Sport

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; KENYA; KENYAN; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FITNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84925227161     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0169     Document Type: Article

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