Open AccessChildren’s Physical Activity Awareness among Mothers in a Saudi Arabian Health Center
Author(s) -
Maysah Amer,
Ghada Al Arfaj,
Abdulaziz A Alodhayani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25768.9602
Subject(s) - medicine , physical activity , family medicine , physical therapy
Physical inactivity is a major contributor to the increasing levels of obesity and other serious medical conditions among children and adolescents worldwide. A major factor in this increase is lack of awareness of mothers' regarding the Physical Activity (PA) of their children.