Browsing by Author "Awotidebe, Adedapo"
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Factors contributing to the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents
Awotidebe, Adedapo; Phillips, Julie (MDPI, 2014)The objective of this study was to determine the factors that increase the risk of HIV infection in rural school-going adolescents and young adults. This was a cross-sectional study of 430 secondary school students (47.4% ... -
The influence of the social environment on youth physical activity
Phillips, Julie; Awotidebe, Adedapo (AFAHPER-SD, 2015)Research has highlighted the decline of physical activity during the last twenty years and identified adolescence as the age of the greatest decline. Despite the fact that the benefits of physical activity have been proven, ... -
Knowledge and attitudes of physiotherapy students towards obesity
Phillips, Julie; Awotidebe, Adedapo (AOSIS, 2009)Obesity has been recognised as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, with more than one billion adults worldwide who are overweight, of which approximately 300 million are obese. Obesity puts an individual in danger ... -
The outcomes of a sport-based intervention on risky sexual behaviours among rural school-going adolescents
Awotidebe, Adedapo; Monyeki, Andries; Phillips, Julie; Lens, Willy (AFAHPER-SD, 2014)The spread of HIV infection in sexually active adolescents and young adults has been attributed to the increasing risky sexual behaviours including early sexual activity, multiple sexual partnership, and irregular condoms ...