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Relationship between body composition and musculoskeletal fitness in Nigerian children
(Asian Journal of Scientific Research, 2018)
Background and Objective: Substantial evidence indicates that high level of obesity assessed by body mass index (BMI) could affect the
motor performance, musculoskeletal fitness and wellbeing of the youths. This study ...
Comparison of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 9-13 year-old children from two countries using CDC and IOTF reference charts
(Science Alert, 2018)
Background and Objectives: The epidemic of obesity is frequently prevailing, certainly among pediatric inhabitants and could be influenced
by environmental and heritable factors. So, the aim of this study was to compare ...
Results from South Africa’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(Human Kinetics, 2018)
The 2018 Report Card for South Africa (SA) (Figure 1) presents the
latest available evidence relating to physical activity (PA) of SA
school-aged children since the 2016 Report Card. The absence of
nationally representative ...
A six week contextualised physical activity intervention for women living with HIV and AIDS of low socioeconomic status: a pilot study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Research has consistently shown the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) for women living with
HIV and AIDS (WLWHA). This study is a pilot, randomised controlled crossover trial, reporting the
effects of a ...
Persistent problems in African integration and peace-keeping
(Sabinet, 2018)
African economic integration and peacekeeping constitute respectively the
largest institutionalization, and the largest operationalization, of the African
Union (AU) and its sub-regional organisations. The number of ...