Parental-perceived home and neighborhood environmental correlates of accelerometer-measured physical activity among school-going children in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: The benefits of physical activity (PA) on children's health and well-being are well established. However, many children do not meet the PA recommendations, increasing their risk of being overweight, obese, and non-communicable diseases. Environmental characteristics of homes and neighborhoods may constrain a child's ability to engage in PA, but evidence is needed to inform country-specific interventions in understudied low-income countries. This study assessed the associations between parental-perceived home and neighbourhood, built environment characteristics, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among children in Kampala city, Uganda. In this cross-sectional study, data were obtained from 256 children (55.5% girls) aged between 10 and 12 years and their parents. Children's M

SUBMITTER: Nakabazzi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021676 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature