KaziBantu 'Healthy Schools for Healthy Communities'
Published June 1, 2023 | Version v1
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Dataset for the intervention effects and long-term changes in physical activity and cardiometabolic outcomes among children at risk of noncommunicable diseases in South Africa

Creators

  • 1. University of Basel
  • 2. Nelson Mandela University
  • 3. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Description

Dataset used to evaluate the short-term effects of the physical and health KaziKidz intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors and the long-term changes thereof among school-aged children at risk of NCDs from disadvantaged communities in South Africa.

It encompasses anonymized, unique, identification numbers, anthropometric and clinical measures, such as blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids, and Actigraphy-measured physical activity levels. Assigned categories to each cardiovascular risk factor and the overall classification as at risk or not is available too.

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Related works

Is supplement to
Journal article: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1199381 (DOI)

Funding

Sustainability of a school-based health promotion intervention in children and teachers at risk for non-communicable diseases in marginalised communities in Port Elizabeth, South Africa 320030_192651
Swiss National Science Foundation