Perceptions of barriers and facilitators in physical activity participation among women in Thiruvananthapuram City, India

E Mathews, JK Lakshmi, TKS Ravindran… - Global health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the known benefits of physical activity, very few people, especially
women, are found to engage in regular physical activity. This study explored the …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative study of barriers and enablers of physical activity among female Emirati university students

NW Burton, BL Barber, A Khan - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Interventions to promote physical activity participation should reflect social and culturally
relevant influences of the target demographic. The aim of this study was to explore …

Exploration of physical activity barriers and facilitators among adults in Kathmandu, Nepal

S Paudel, AJ Owen, BJ Smith - Qualitative Health Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous research suggests that a range of factors influence an individual's physical activity
(PA) participation, but studies among Nepalese adults are limited. In this qualitative study …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-ecological influences of leisure-time physical activity among Nepalese adults: a qualitative study

S Paudel, AJ Owen, BJ Smith - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background With economic and social changes, participation in occupational and transport-
related physical activity is declining among Nepalese adults, highlighting the growing …

Perceived benefits, facilitators, disadvantages, and barriers for physical activity amongst South Asian adolescents in India and Canada

D Rajaraman, N Correa… - … of physical activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand perceived benefits, facilitators,
disadvantages, and barriers for physical activity among South Asian adolescents in India …

Socio-cultural barriers to attaining recommended levels of physical activity among females: A review of literature

IN Abbasi - Quest, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Females might be more affected by sociocultural barriers to physical activity because of their
gender roles. This review was conducted to examine the available evidence on socioculture …

Factors influencing women in physical activity programs in Malaysia

C Hanlon, S Khoo, T Morris… - Health promotion …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The majority of research on factors associated with women participation in physical activity
(PA) has been in developed countries with limited research in developing countries. Few …

[HTML][HTML] Awareness of chronic disease related health benefits of physical activity among residents of a rural South Indian region: a cross-sectional study

SK Veluswamy, AG Maiya, S Nair, V Guddattu… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Physical activity trends for a lower-middle income country like India suggest a
gradual decline in work related physical activity and no concomitant increase in leisure time …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits and barriers to physical activity among African women: A systematic review

OC Obi, AC Nnonyelu, A Onobrakpeya… - Sports Medicine and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Black women have always been likened to being a less physically active group compared to
women of other races/ethnicity, with reports of a high prevalence of obesity and other …

Lack of facilities rather than sociocultural factors as the primary barrier to physical activity among female Saudi university students

A Samara, A Nistrup, TY Al-Rammah… - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing a dramatic increase in physical
inactivity, with women having higher levels of inactivity than men among all age groups. It is …