Do girls wash dishes and boys play sports? Gender inequalities in physical activity and in the use of screen-based devices among schoolchildren from urban and rural areas in Brazil

• Main Authors: Gilmar Mercês de Jesus (Author), Lizziane Andrade Dias (Author), Anna Karolina Cerqueira Barros (Author), Lara Daniele Matos dos Santos Araujo (Author), Mayva Mayana Ferreira Schrann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The aim of the study was to analyze gender inequalities in types of physical activity (PA) and in the use of screen-based devices among schoolchildren from both urban and rural areas in Brazil. Methods Data from two population-based surveys conducted in 2019 (urban areas: n = 2,47...