Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults.

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Title: Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults.
Authors: Boateng D; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Global Public Health, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Osei-Kwasi H; Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK., Addo P; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana., Mogre V; Department of Health Professions Education and Innovative Learning, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Assasie E; Department of Physical Education and Sport Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Boakye K; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Global Public Health, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Zakariah-Akoto S; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Ojwang A; Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya., Adjei MYB; Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Akparibo R; School of Medicine and Population Health, Division of Population Health, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK., Agbozo F; Department of Family and Community Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana., Abu BAZ; College of Health Sciences and Technology, Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA., Amenyah SD; Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Singh A; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Kushitor SB; Department of Community Health, Ensign College of Public Health, Akosombo, Ghana., Asante M; Department of Dietetics, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana., Aryeetey R; University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana., Levy AR; Department of Psychology, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK., Daley AJ; Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Source: BMJ public health [BMJ Public Health] 2026 Feb 27; Vol. 4 (1), pp. e002680. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 27 (Print Publication: 2026).
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