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| Title |
Physical activity and sedentary behavior among adolescents in rural South Africa: levels, patterns and correlates
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-40 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lisa K Micklesfield, Titilola M Pedro, Kathleen Kahn, John Kinsman, John M Pettifor, Stephen Tollman, Shane A Norris |
| Abstract |
Physical inactivity is increasing among children and adolescents and may be contributing to the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. This study examines physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns, and explores associations with individual, maternal, household, and community factors amongst rural South African adolescents. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| South Africa | 1 | 10% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 10% |
| Germany | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 40% |
| Scientists | 4 | 40% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 332 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 329 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 61 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 10% |
| Researcher | 32 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 27 | 8% |
| Other | 71 | 21% |
| Unknown | 70 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 17% |
| Sports and Recreations | 55 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 29 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 5% |
| Other | 51 | 15% |
| Unknown | 86 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 July 2020.
All research outputs
#3,051,971
of 23,504,694 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#3,512
of 15,310 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#36,954
of 308,005 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#71
of 295 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 15,310 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 76% of its peers.
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