[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring female university Students' participation in physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a mixed-methods study

N Aljehani, H Razee, J Ritchie, T Valenzuela… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The importance of physical activity in improving physical and mental health has
been emphasized in many studies. Researchers in Saudi Arabia have reported an increase …

Giving young Emirati women a voice: participatory action research on physical activity

G Berger, A Peerson - Health & place, 2009 - Elsevier
International evidence on health promotion indicates the importance of regular physical
activity for preventing and reducing the incidence of obesity and chronic diseases. This …

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 …

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] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Saudi Arabian females living in the East Midlands

A Almaqhawi - Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study was conducted to explore the potential barriers to and facilitators of
physical activity in Saudi Arabian females living in the East Midlands region of the United …

A review on socio-demographic factors influencing physical activities

N Mohd Talmizi, NE Ali, S Teriman - Malaysian Journal of …, 2021 - ir.uitm.edu.my
Engagement in physical activity has been demonstrated by various studies as one of the
ways to curb the prevalence of chronic disease that is related to deaths globally. Knowledge …

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 …

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 …