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Relationship between participation in physical activity and health risk behaviours among youth in high schools in Mtwara region, Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for major non-communicable diseases, which contribute substantially to the global burden of chronic diseases, disability and death. The burden of disability, morbidity ...
Impact of a lifestyle physical activity intervention on school going children's physical activity participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Associated with physical inactivity and obesity are numerous other health risks which have become a major health concern. A steady decrease in the levels of physical activity during childhood and adolescents have been noted ...
Perceptions among caregivers and physiotherapists on the importance of chest physiotherapy in asthmatic children attending hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Childhood asthma is one of the commonest chronic respiratory conditions in developed communities. Chest physiotherapy has traditionally been one of the interventions used mainly after an attack and for a relatively ...
Prevalence and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life among adult Kigali women
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Urinary incontinence has already been identified worldwide for years as a health problem affecting essentially women, which can interfere with their overall quality of life. However in Rwanda, this problem has yet not been ...