Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Physical Activity and Their Association With Active School Commuting Among School-Going Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Active school commuting is significantly associated with greater physical activity among adolescents worldwide. As a low-cost, scalable, and gender-equitable strategy, it may play a vital role in addressing the global physical inactivity crisis among youth across diverse socioeconomic and regional contexts.

Authors

Shams Shabab Haider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4895-253X)
Rishabh Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7656-5209)
Rohan Jay Kothadia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1228-9074)
Ananna Mazumder
Arpan Das Gupta
Promit Ananyo Chakraborty

Institutions

University of British Columbia (CA)
University of South Carolina (US)
North South University (BD)
Daffodil International University (BD)
Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
New York University (US)
East West University (BD)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Published: 2026-01-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0638
Primary Topic: Urban Transport and Accessibility
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Physical Activity and Their Association With Active School Commuting Among School-Going Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Shams Shabab Haider, Rishabh Gupta, Rohan Jay Kothadia, Ananna Mazumder et al.

Jan 1, 2026

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Urban Transport and Accessibility

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Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Physical Activity and Their Association With Active School Commuting Among School-Going Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Shams Shabab Haider, Rishabh Gupta, Rohan Jay Kothadia, Ananna Mazumder, Arpan Das Gupta, Promit Ananyo Chakraborty

January 1, 2026article en

Abstract

Active school commuting is significantly associated with greater physical activity among adolescents worldwide. As a low-cost, scalable, and gender-equitable strategy, it may play a vital role in addressing the global physical inactivity crisis among youth across diverse socioeconomic and regional contexts.

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

University of British Columbia (CA), University of South Carolina (US), North South University (BD), Daffodil International University (BD), Child Health Research Foundation (BD), New York University (US), East West University (BD), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)

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Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Physical Activity and Their Association With Active School Commuting Among School-Going Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries — Shams Shabab Haider, Rishabh Gupta, et al. · Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS