BACKGROUND Proximity to routine destinations is an important correlate of physical activity. We examined the association between distance from school and physical activity in adolescent girls. METHODS We mapped the addresses of 1554 sixth-grade girls who participated in the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) Study and calculated the shortest distance from home to school along the s...

In this paper I present a dynamic structural model of girls’ schooling choices and estimate it using the Mexican PROGRESA database. This structural approach allows evaluating the effectiveness of several policies to increase school reentry rates for girls in low-income households. To increase school attendance among poor children in developing countries, policy makers have implemented condition...

PURPOSE Walking to and from school contributes to total physical activity levels. This study investigated whether perceived and actual neighborhood features were associated with walking to or from school among adolescent girls. METHODS A sample of geographically diverse eighth-grade girls (N = 890) from the Trial of Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG) study living within 1.5 miles of their mi...

BACKGROUND Children's independent mobility has fallen in recent years and may in part explain reported declines in physical activity in young people. This cross-sectional study investigated whether independent mobility in boys and girls was related to objectively measured physical activity. METHODS Thirteen hundred and seven 10-11 year old boys and girls from 23 schools in a large UK city too...

School dropout and child marriage are interrelated outcomes that have an enormous impact on adolescent girls. However, the literature reveals gaps in the empirical evidence on the link between child marriage and the dropout of girls from school. This study identifies the 'tipping point' school grades in Nepal when the risk of dropout due to marriage is highest, measures the effect of child marr...

Fitness test profiles in children aged 8-12 years old in Granada (Spain). J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 135-145, 2011. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of physical education in body composition and health-related fitness among boys and girls aged 8 to 12 years old in Granada (Spain) in a longitudinal, randomized study of 5 months. 106 children (49 boys and 57 girls) ...

This study investigates how individual-level factors contribute to classroom engagement variations of boys and girls across the elementary school years. Classroom was assessed four times between ages 7 12 years in a large, representative population-based sample (N = 877) using latent growth modeling. Predictors included sex child, family income, mother's educational attainment when child 5 mont...

BACKGROUND Puberty is a transition period making physiological development a challenge adolescents have to face. Early pubertal development could be associated with higher risks of poor health. Our objective was to examine risk behaviours, physical and psychological determinants associated with early menarche (<11 years). METHODS Early menarche was assessed in the Health Behaviour in School-a...

UNLABELLED Psychosomatic symptoms are commonly reported among young people. The potential burden of such symptoms on both young people and health services is substantial. Research from several countries indicates that psychosomatic symptoms tend to co-exist rather than occur singularly and could impose limitations on daily living and participation in school life. OBJECTIVES The aim of this pa...

background: prevalence of obesity in children has been increasing during recent decades all over the world. obesity, particularly central obesity, is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. the present study aimed to assess obesity and central obesity in 6-11 year old birjand elementary school children, east of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 1...