ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Physical Activity Level during Pregnancy in South Africa: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Exploring the Mechanisms of Digital Health Technology-Driven Exercise During Pregnancy: A Realist Review.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns of Pregnant Women in Southern Spain and the Relationship with Sociodemographic and Obstetric Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sedentary behaviour of pregnant women in South Africa: A cross-sectional study.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- Physical activity among Chinese pregnant women in the first trimester: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Towards the Developing and Designing of an Intervention to Promote Prenatal Physical Activity Using MomConnect (mHealth): A Formative Protocol.Methods and protocols · 2025Article
- Association between physical activity and the risk of prenatal depression in adolescents in Teresina, 2023-2024: cross-sectional study.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Predictors of physical activity among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions, attitudes and beliefs on antenatal exercises among primiparous pregnant women: a qualitative study in Sri Lanka.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and practice toward physical exercise during pregnancy and its associated factors at Dessie town health institutions, Ethiopia.AJOG global reports · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of Physical Activity Level and Related Factors in Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Period.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Take it to the limit: The limitations of energetic explanations for birth timing in humans.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2023Review
- Factors influencing physical inactivity status among chinese pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Level of Physical Activity in Pregnant Populations from Different Geographic Regions: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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- Physical Activity in High-Risk Pregnancies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Physical activity participation during pregnancy confers many maternal and foetal health benefits to the woman and her infant and is recommended by various health bodies and institutions. However, in South Africa, scant information exists about the physical activity status and its determinants among pregnant women. The aim of this study was to assess the physical activity level and associated factors among pregnant women. This cross-sectional study enrolled 1082 pregnant women attending public health facilities in Buffalo City Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Information on socio-demographic and maternal characteristics were obtained, and the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity during pregnancy. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between physical activity and the predictor variables during pregnancy. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were applied to estimate factors associated with physical activity levels. Statistical significance was set at
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