Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "12621595 - Monyeki, Makama Andries"
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Anthropomertrically determined nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren in Mkurdi, Nigeria
Monyeki, Makama Andries; Goon, Daniel T.; Toriola, Abel L.; Shaw, Brandon S.; Amusa, Lateef O.; Akinyemi, Oluwadare; Alabi, Olubola A. (BioMed Central, 2011)Background: No information exists on the nutritional status of primary school children residing in Makurdi, Nigeria. It is envisaged that the data could serve as baseline data for future studies, as well as inform public ... -
An anthropometrical related lower body explosive power (LBEP) prediction model among a cohort of adolescents in the North West Province, South Africa: the PAHL study
Pienaar, C.; Kruger, A.; Coetzee, B.; Monyeki, M.A.; Van der Walt, K.N. (Sabinet, 2015)In the prediction of lower body explosive power (LBEP), very few researchers have investigated the possibility of making use of anthropometric variables to compile prediction models. Therefore the purpose of this study was ... -
Association between blood pressure, measures of body composition and lifestyle factors in township adolescents, North-West Province, South Africa
Kruger, Herculina Salome; Mamabolo, Ramoteme Lesley; Monyeki, Makama Andries; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus (LAM Publications, 2011)Risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease develop early in life and track into adulthood. This study investigated the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and measures of body composition in adolescents. ... -
The association between dyslipidemia and anthropometric indicators in black and white adolescents residing in Tlokwe Municipality, North-West Province, South Africa: the PAHL study
Mamabolo, Ramoteme L.; Sparks, Martinique; Moss, Sarah J.; Monyeki, Makama A. (Makerere University Medical School, 2014)Background: The dyslipidemia associated with excess weight is a risk for cardiovascular disease. Worldwide and in South Africa adolescent obesity has been reported. Objectives: To determine the association between ... -
The association between dyslipidemia and anthropometric indicators in black and white adolescents residing in Tlokwe Municipality, North-West Province, South Africa: the PAHL study
Mamabolo, Ramoteme, L.; Sparks, Martinique; Moss, Sarah, J.; Moneyki, Makama, A. (LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2014)Background: The dyslipidemia associated with excess weight is a risk for cardiovascular disease. Worldwide and in South Africa adolescent obesity has been reported. Objectives: To determine the association between ... -
Association between energy availability and menstrual function in elite Kenyan runners
Goodwin, Y.; Monyeki, M.A.; Boit, M.K.; De Ridder, J.H.; Toriola, A.L. (Makerere University Medical School, 2014)Low energy availability (EA) has been recognized as an instigator of menstrual dysfunction and subsequent hypoestrogenism that leads to deterioration in bone health. Elite Kenyan male athletes have been reported to often ... -
Association between insulin-like growth factor-1, measures of overnutrition and undernutrition and insulin resistance in black adolescents living in the north-west province, South Africa
Mamabolo, Ramoteme, L.; Berti, Christiana; Monyeki, Makama, A.; Kruger, H. Salome (Wiley, 2014)Objective To determine if insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a significant predictor of body fat percentage (%BF), lean body mass, and insulin resistance (IR) in black adolescents presenting with overnutrition and ... -
Association between sport participation, body composition, physical fitness, and social correlates among adolescents: the PAHL study
Agata, Korcz; Monyeki, Makama Andries (MDPI, 2018)Background: Evidence suggests that social support impacts on participation in sport or physical activity (PA), and is associated with health benefits, although the link is complex and not well understood. The study aim ... -
The availability of recreation policies and strategies for the provision of recreation service delivery in the North West Province, South Africa
Mogajane, V.S.; Meyer, C.; Toriola, A.L.; Amusa, L.O.; Monyeki, M.A. (African Journal for Physical, Hea lth Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 2014)The promotion of recreation and leisure through coherent strategies and policy development is a significant move towards changing the quality lives of communities. The unavailability of recreation strategies and policies ... -
The availability of recreation policies and strategies for the provision of recreation service delivery in the North West Province, South Africa
Mogajane, V.S.; Meyer, C.; Monyeki, M.A.; Toriola, A.L.; Amusa, L.O. (LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2014)The promotion of recreation and leisure through coherent strategies and policy development is a significant move towards changing the quality lives of communities. The unavailability of recreation strategies and policies ... -
Barriers to school sport participation: a survey among secondary school students in Pretoria, South Africa
Kubayi, N.A.; Toriola, A.L.; Monyeki, M.A. (2013)The primary aim of this study was to determine factors affecting sport participation among 197 (103 females and 94 males) students aged 15-18 years (mean age: 16.5 years; s = 0.8 years) who were drawn from three secondary ... -
Body mass index vs deuterium dilution method for establishing childhood obesity prevalence, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia and United Republic of Tanzania
Diouf, Adama; Monyeki, Andries; Adom, Theodosia; Aouidet, Abdel; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa (WHO, 2018)Objective To compare the World Health Organization (WHO) body mass index (BMI)-for-age definition of obesity against measured body fatness in African children. Methods In a prospective multicentre study over 2013 to ... -
Cardiovascular responses in sedentary adult men, following a 12-week whole-body vibration training
Opperman, M.C.; Strydom, G.L.; Monyeki, M.A.; Coetzee, F.F. (LAM Publications, 2017)Whole-body vibration training has become increasingly popular as a training modality in fitness and health centres hence some evidence also indicates that it can produce salutogenic outcomes in patients suffering metabolic ... -
The challenges of underweight and overweight in South African children: are we winning or losing the battle? A systematic review
Monyeki, Makama Andries; Awotidebe, Adedapo; Strydom, Gert L.; De Ridder, J. Hans; Mamobolo, Ramoteme Lesly; Kemper, Han C.G. (University of Tehran (Graduate Faculty of Environment), 2015)Underweight and overweight are adverse effects of malnutrition and both are associated with negative health consequences in children and adolescents. In South Africa, the burden of economic and social disparity coexists ... -
Comparison of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 9-13 year-old children from two countries using CDC and IOTF reference charts
Toriola, Abel; Monyeki, Makama; Ajayi-Vincent, Olusesi; Oyeniyi, Patrick; Akindutire, Isaac (ANSINET, 2018)Background and Objectives: The epidemic of obesity is frequently prevailing, certainly am ong pediatric inhabitants and could be influenced by environmental and heritable factors. So, the aim of this study was to ... -
Determining the worldwide prevalence of obesity
Reilly, John J.; Monyeki, Andries; El-Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Diouf, Adama; Somda, Serge A. (Elsevier, 2018)The NCD Risk Factor Collaboration study (Dec 16, 2017, p 2627) 1 is a landmark description of the progress of the obesity pandemic, but substantially underestimates the scale ... -
Development and tracking of Body Mass Index from preschool age into adolescence in rural South African children: Ellisras longitudinal growth and health study.
Monyeki, K.D.; Monyeki, Makama A.; Brits, S.J.; Kemper, H.C.G; Makgae, P.J. (Centre for Health and Population Research, 2008) -
Die verskil tussen 'n wildernisekspedisie en 'n sentrumgebaseerde spanbouprogram ten opsigte van persoonlike effektiwiteit
Meyer, Charle; Monyeki, Makama; Greffrath, G.C. (The Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2008) -
The effect of a ten month physical activity intervention programme on body composition of 9-13 year-old boys
Malan, Dawid Daniel Jacobus; Monyeki, Makama Andries; Toriola, Abel; De Ridder, Johannes Hendrik; Du Preez, Susanna Maria (Sabinet, 2012)Excessive body fat is one of the main contributing factors in many health related health debilitating diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and coronary arterioscleroses. The objective of this study was to ... -
The effect of adventure-based experiential learning on personal effectiveness of adolescents
Meyer, Charlé Du Plessis; Monyeki, Makama Andries; Weilbach, Johannes Theron (AFAHPER-SD, 2010)