Research Article
Developing Intervention Strategies to Optimise Body Composition in Early Childhood in South Africa
Table 1
Participant numbers for various data collection methods.
| | Urban high-income | Urban low-income | Rural low-income |
| Children | | | | Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour | | | | Direct observation of physical activity and sedentary behaviour | at 4 middle- to high-income preschools; observations | at 4 low-income preschools; observations | at 3 preschools & 2 primary schools (Grade R); observations | Gross motor skills | high-income | low-income | |
| Parents/caregivers and teachers: focus groups | (1 high-income teacher group) | , (2 low-income combined groups) | , (2 parent groups) | , (2 high-income parent groups) | (1 low-income teacher group) | , (2 parent groups) |
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