A comparative study of participation in physical education classes among 170,347 adolescents from 54 low-, middle-, and high-income countries

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dc.contributor.authorMartins, João
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Adilson
dc.contributor.authorPeralta, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorHenriques-Neto, Duarte
dc.contributor.authorCosta, João
dc.contributor.authorOnofre, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorGonzález Valeiro, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-11T13:39:53Z
dc.date.available2021-03-11T13:39:53Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-02
dc.date.updated2021-02-23T23:04:34Z
dc.description.abstractGiven the need for comparative research on the participation of adolescents in physical education (PE) classes as a privileged space for physical activity (PA) promotion, this study sought to estimate, analyse and compare the prevalence of participation in PE classes among adolescents from 54 countries and to examine sex, age, country income and world regions disparities. Data from the Global Students Health Survey (2010–2015) were used, comprising 170,347 adolescents (90,305 girls, aged 13–17 years) from nationally representative samples of 54 countries—of which 7 are low-income, 23 lower-middle-income, 14 upper-middle-income and 10 high-income—and six world regions. The weighted percentages of adolescents participating in PE classes (never, 1–2 days/week, 3–4 days/week, 5 or more days/week) were estimated along 95% confidence intervals and compared across sex, age, country income, region, and country. Most adolescents reported to participate in PE on 1–2 days/week (55.2%), but almost 20% of adolescents reported never participating in PE. Girls, compared to boys, presented a lower prevalence for participating ≥5 days/week (girls 16.8%, boys 20.0%). The prevalence of participating in PE on ≥3 days/week was higher among adolescents aged 13–14 years when compared to adolescents aged 15–17 years (boys: 30.9% vs. 24.6%; girls: 26.1% vs. 18.2%). Concerning the countries’ income, the prevalence of never participating in PE was higher in high-income countries, and participating on ≥3 days/week was higher in low-income countries, but further research is recommended. The findings suggest that national, regional and worldwide data highlight the importance of improving participation in PE, particularly for girls and older adolescents. An improved and continued monitoring of PE policies and their actual implementation is needed worldwide.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.articleid5579en
dc.identifier.citationMartins, J., Marques, A., Peralta, M., Henriques-Neto, D., Costa, J., Onofre, M. and González Valeiro, M. (2020) 'A Comparative Study of Participation in Physical Education Classes among 170,347 Adolescents from 54 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15), 5579 (12 pp). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155579en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17155579en
dc.identifier.endpage12en
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issued15en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11132
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/15/5579/htm
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectPhysical educationen
dc.subjectSchoolen
dc.subjectYoung peopleen
dc.subjectSurveyen
dc.subjectComparative researchen
dc.titleA comparative study of participation in physical education classes among 170,347 adolescents from 54 low-, middle-, and high-income countriesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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