Evaluation of physical activity level among Brazzavillersquo;s schoolboys and girls: case of savorgnan de Brazzarsquo;s high school

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the physical activity level of Brazzaville’s schoolboys and girls. 560 high school students (336 girls and 224 boys aged 16 to 21 old) have enrolled in this study and answered to 24 hours physical activity recall questionnaire (24hPAR) and IPAQ-SF. The SPSS 22.0 software has been used for data process. The comparisons of the percentages and mean of variables were calculated using Chi-Square and Student t test respectively. The results showed that no difference appeared between the opinions of the girls and boys on the amount of time devoted to low physical activity level (88,1% Vs 89,3%;