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August 19, 2025ChildrenOpen Access

Knowledge of Physical Activity Guidelines and Its Association with Meeting Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Recommendations in Adolescents

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APAndré de Araújo PintoGRGuilherme José Silva RibeiroAPAndréia Pelegrini

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis shows low awareness of physical activity guidelines in adolescents, indicating a need for improved health literacy.

Key Points

  • Only 11.7% of adolescents correctly identified all components of physical activity guidelines, highlighting a significant knowledge gap.
  • Boys aware of the guidelines were 15.76 times more likely to meet activity recommendations, while girls had 10.05 times higher odds.
  • This cross-sectional study utilized a self-administered questionnaire among 1032 adolescents in northernmost Brazil, assessing their knowledge and behavior.
  • The findings emphasize the need for public health strategies to enhance health literacy and reduce sedentary behavior among youth.

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Pinto et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af33d5cf1dd9ea359e8968https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081084
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