Open AccessThe HealthKick Study: Modifiable Lifestyle Factors in Primary Caregivers of Primary School Learners from Two School Districts in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
Author(s) -
Anniza de Villiers,
Marjanne Senekal,
Johanna H. Nel,
Catherine E. Draper,
Estelle V. Lambert,
Nelia P. Steyn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.28.2.93
Subject(s) - cape , geography , medicine , environmental health , gerontology , archaeology
The HealthKick (HK) study showed that educators (teachers) had a high prevalence of risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Little data are available on parents or other primary caregivers of learners from disadvantaged schools.
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