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Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50672 Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing Nolte, Kim jeff.malan@up.ac.za Steyn, Barend Johannes Marthinus Malan, Guillaume Francois UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing in South Africa and can be linked to decreased physical activity (PA). It is therefore important to be able to accurately measure children’s PA levels. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether children in grades two and three are able to self-report PA by means of a questionnaire. Fifty-eight participants (28 females, 30 males) from a primary school in Gauteng were recruited for the study. The participants had to wear a pedometer (Omron HJ-720) for seven days after which they completed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children (PAQ-C). The average steps per day were 9289, with weekday steps (10 219) being more than weekend steps (6795). The mean (±SD) score for the PAQ-C was 3.14 ± 0.47. There was a significant moderate correlation (r = 0.49; p < 0.01) between the overall PAQ-C score and average steps per day. Therefore the PAQ-C can be an effective way in which to gain insight into PA levels in children but should not replace objective measures of PA. The participants in this study appear to be accumulating insufficient PA over the course of the week. tm2015 Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences MA Unrestricted 2015-11-25T09:47:11Z 2015-11-25T09:47:11Z 2015/09/01 2015 Dissertation Malan, GF 2015, Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50672> S2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50672 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title | Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title_full | Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title_fullStr | Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title_short | Measuring physical activity in South African primary school children : a self-report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| title_sort | measuring physical activity in south african primary school children a self report questionnaire versus pedometer testing |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50672 |