Would you like fries with that? Investigating fast-food outlet availability near schools in Perth, Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Issue addressed

Locating fast-food outlets near schools is a potential public health risk to schoolchildren, given the easy access and repeated exposure to energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods they provide. Fast-food outlet availability near schools has not been previously investigated in Perth, Western Australia. This study aimed to quantify fast-food outlet availability near Perth schools and determine whether differences in area-level disadvantage and school type exist.

Methods

Fast-food outlet locations were sourced from Perth Local Governments in 2018/2019. All Perth Primary (n = 454), Secondary (n = 107) and K-12 (n = 94) schools were assigned an area-level disadvantage decile ranking based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA). Reg

SUBMITTER: Trapp GSA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature