Results from South Africa’s 2022 healthy active kids’ report card on physical activity, body composition proxies, and nutritional status in children and adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorNyawose, Zingisa Z.
dc.contributor.authorBassett, Susan
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Marie
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-29T10:14:53Z
dc.date.available2025-10-29T10:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPhysical activity (PA) and nutrition in children have an impact on overall physical and mental well-being, cognitive, and social development. This study aims to report on the best current available evidence on PA, body composition proxies, and nutritional status of South African children and adolescents, based on the published findings between 2018 and 2022, which comprise the 2022 Healthy Active Kids South Africa Report Card. Methods: A comprehensive literature search of online databases, along with hand searching and a gray literature search, was conducted based on PA, body composition proxies, and nutrition indicators defined, in part, by the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance. Results: Compared with the 2018 report card, there was an improvement in the majority of PA indicators which include overall PA (B–), active transportation (B–), physical fitness (B–), and government policy and programs (C). Body composition proxies and most of the nutrition indicators remained unchanged. The indicators that regressed from 2018 to 2022 included community and environmental influences (D), as well as participation in organized sport (D–). Conclusions: Despite the apparent improvement in overall PA levels in children and adolescents, there is a lack of tangible evidence of actual implementation of policies and programs. There was also a lack of nationally representative data for most indicators. Overall, there is a need to identify intersectoral, equitable approaches for promoting PA and healthy eating in South African children and adolescents and ongoing monitoring and surveillance.
dc.identifier.citationNyawose, Z.Z., Naidoo, R., Christie, C., Bassett, S., Coetzee, D., van Gent, M., Monyeki, A., Gradidge, P., van Rensburg, C.J., Cozett, C. and Young, M., 2024. Results From South Africa’s 2022 Healthy Active Kids’ Report Card on Physical Activity, Body Composition Proxies, and Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1(aop), pp.1-11.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/21240
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics Publishers Inc.
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectearly childhood
dc.subjectcommunity
dc.subjectschool
dc.titleResults from South Africa’s 2022 healthy active kids’ report card on physical activity, body composition proxies, and nutritional status in children and adolescents
dc.typeArticle

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