biostudies-literatureTrapp GSATelethon kids InstituteCancer Council Western AustraliaAustralian Research Council DECRA FellowshipHealthway Research FellowshipHealthway Research Exploratory Grant85-90https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10108019biostudies-literatureUnknown34(1)<h4>Issue addressed</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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). RegHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion ProfessionalsWould you like fries with that? Investigating fast-food outlet availability near schools in Perth, Western Australia.PMC1010801932892DE210101791Devine AGodrich SThornton LSambell RTrapp GSABillingham WHoward JHooper PKennington KBivoltsis ASartori AfalseWould you like fries with that? Investigating fast-food outlet availability near schools in Perth, Western Australia.<h4>Issue addressed</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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). Reg2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Feb2025-04-06T11:21:36.386Z2025-04-06T11:21:36.386ZS-EPMC101080193643368010.1002/hpja.682