Secular trends and sociodemographic disparities in physical activity among adults in eleven African countries: WHO STEPS 2003-2020

• Main Authors: Adewale L. Oyeyemi (Author), Raphael H.O. Araujo (Author), Umar A. Hassan (Author), Edward Ofori (Author), Chad Stetcher (Author), André O. Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mortality from physical inactivity-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is projected to surpass deaths from communicable diseases by 2030 in Africa. Monitoring physical activity (PA) is important for planning public health interventions addressing NCDS and planetary health, b...