A model for promoting physical activity among rural South African adolescent girls

• Main Authors: John Kinsman (Author), Shane A. Norris (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Rhian Twine (Author), Kari Riggle (Author), Kerstin Edin (Author), Jennifer Mathebula (Author), Sizzy Ngobeni (Author), Nester Monareng (Author), Lisa K. Micklesfield (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In South Africa, the expanding epidemic of non-communicable diseases is partly fuelled by high levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour. Women especially are at high risk, and interventions promoting physical activity are urgently needed for girls in their adolescence, as th...