ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2017
Level and potential social-ecological factors associated with physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among Moroccan school-age adolescents: a cross-sectional study.
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- Burden and predisposing factors of physical inactivity among adults in Africa: Systematic review and Meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Cardiovascular risk factors in Moroccan women: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Have sedentary lifestyles reached even remote parts of the Global South? Evidence from school-going adolescents' time use in India.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Lifestyle Risk Factors among Pregnant Women in Burkina Faso: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How Can Physical Inactivity in Girls Be Explained? A Socioecological Study in Public, Subsidized, and Private Schools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Colorectal Cancer Risk in Moroccan Adults: A Large-Scale, Population-Based Case-Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Pattern of Physical Activity in Middle School Students in Isfahan, 2015.Advanced biomedical research · 2020Article
- Perspectives of adolescents, parents, and teachers on barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school-age adolescents: a qualitative analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2018Article
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backgroundCreating a successful intervention that supports an active lifestyle and prevents sedentary one requires a better understanding of the factors associated with physical inactivity (PI) and sedentary behavior (SB). However, these factors have not been assessed among Moroccan adolescents. This study aimed to determine prevalence of PI and SB and to explore their potential social-ecological associated factors in school-age adolescents.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 764 students (age range, 14-19 years) were enrolled from six schools in Taza city, Morocco. The Global School-based Student Health Survey was used to collect data about variables. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess relations between dependent and independent variables.
resultsOverall, the prevalence of PI was 79.5% and SB was 36.5%. Among girls, these rates were higher (87.0 and 39.1%, respectively) than rates shown in boys (70.9 and 33.6%, respectively). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, PI was associated with the following variables: illiterate father, hunger, suicidal ideation, inadequate vegetable consumption, and absence from physical education classes. Age, inadequate vegetable consumption, and absenteeism were associated with SB.
conclusionsThe prevalence of PI and SB is high, especially among girls. Thus, there is an urgent need to implement appropriate interventions to reduce PI and SB levels in secondary school-age adolescents and the associated factors identified can be useful.
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