Physical activity in Sami and non-Sami populations in rural Northern Norway, the SAMINOR 2 Clinical Survey

• Published in: BMC Public Health
• Main Authors: Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Bent Martin Eliassen, Marita Melhus, Elin Damsgård, Ann Ragnhild Broderstad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: Physical activity; Indigenous health; Sami; Norwegian; SAMINOR; Survey; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Norway; Kautokeino; Karasjok; Nesseby; Finnmark; Nordland; Northern Norway; sami; Tana; Troms
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11744-2; https://doaj.org/article/20820ec3aa90482d8ef9f132c289bbff

Abstract Background The Sami people is an indigenous minority population living in the northern parts of Norway and mainly in rural areas. We lack data of contemporary levels of physical activity (PA) in rural regions of Northern Norway and in the Sami population in particular. We aimed to describe...