Gender inequality and restrictive gender norms: framing the challenges to health

L Heise, ME Greene, N Opper, M Stavropoulou… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Gender is not accurately captured by the traditional male and female dichotomy of sex.
Instead, it is a complex social system that structures the life experience of all human beings …

Barriers to high school and university students' physical activity: A systematic review

RM Ferreira Silva, CR Mendonca, VD Azevedo… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Physical inactivity commonly occurs throughout one's life, particularly during adolescence
and young adulthood. Multiple factors can negatively influence participation in physical …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and call for action

IM El-Kebbi, NH Bidikian, L Hneiny… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes continues to be a serious and highly prevalent public health problem
worldwide. In 2019, the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world at 12.2%, with its …

Health-related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

D Alshayban, R Joseph - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic levels, and it threatens the economy and health
globally and Saudi Arabia in particular. The study assessed health-related quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life and its associated factors in COVID-19 patients

M Arab-Zozani, F Hashemi, H Safari… - Osong public health …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the most important outcome
measures for patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate HRQoL and related factors …

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis

S Chaabane, K Chaabna, A Abraham, R Mamtani… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence
on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa …

COVID-19 information-seeking behavior and anxiety symptoms among parents

AH Ebrahim, ZQ Saif, M Buheji, N AlBasri… - OSP Journal of …, 2020 - ospublishers.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the COVID-19 information-seeking behavior
(COVID-19 ISB) among parents in times of uncertainty and its potential association with …

Perspectives of adolescents, parents, and teachers on barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school-age adolescents: a qualitative analysis

EA Abdelghaffar, EK Hicham, B Siham… - … health and preventive …, 2019 - Springer
Background Physical activity levels are low among adolescents in Morocco; however, the
influences on physical activity behavior of adolescents have not yet been explored in a …

Barriers and facilitators associated with physical activity in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic overview

S Chaabane, K Chaabna, S Doraiswamy… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing physical inactivity levels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a
public health concern. We aimed to synthesize barriers and facilitators to physical activity …

School-based physical activity interventions among children and adolescents in the Middle East and Arabic speaking countries: A systematic review

A Alalawi, L Blank, E Goyder - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background It is widely recognised that noncommunicable diseases are on the rise
worldwide, partly due to insufficient levels of physical activity (PA). It is a particularly …