Association between physical activity, nutritional status and cognitive performance among school children in southern Tanzania

Fahad S. Mwakalebela(Ifakara Health Institute), Marceline F. Finda(Ifakara Health Institute), Getrud Joseph Mollel(Ifakara Health Institute), Jürg Utzinger(Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Honorati Masanja, Winifrida P. Mponzi(Ifakara Health Institute), Kurt Z. Long(Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Elihaika G. Minja(Ifakara Health Institute), Ester Elisaria(Ifakara Health Institute), Efraim M. Kosia(Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology), Christin Lang(University of Basel), Yohana A. Mwalugelo(Ifakara Health Institute), Erick Killel(Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center), Rehema K. Rajab(Ifakara Health Institute), Markus Gerber(University of Basel), Fredros O. Okumu(Ifakara Health Institute)
Frontiers in Public Health
June 10, 2025
10.3389/fpubh.2025.1552215
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