Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity and Walking in African Young Adults

Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Adegoke, Babatunde O. A.; Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y.; Sallis, James F.

doi:10.4278/ajhp.090918-quan-304

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“…Poor aesthetics and traffic were related to overweight in women only. While good neighborhood aesthetics have been associated with walking among African young women and men [23], high speed of traffic is an important barrier to physical activity that seem to be specific to women in Nigeria [44]. Plausibly, African women may not engage in physical activity when they perceive their neighborhood as aesthetically unpleasing and dangerous due to high traffic, making them more likely to be overweight.…”

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“…These models have been recommended as a framework for studying health behaviours [20], because they can guide interventions that affect large populations over a long period of time [21]. In this context, the associations between neighbourhood environmental factors and physical activity have been reported in many countries across the continents [22,23], but no study has examined the independent association of environmental variables with overweight and obesity in African countries.…”

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Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria

Oyeyemi

Adegoke

Deforche

et al. 2012

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria

Oyeyemi

Adegoke

Deforche

et al. 2012

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…Though cultural adaptation of built environmental surveys to Africa is essential, there is important value in retaining items and constructs that will allow for international comparisons of findings [33]. To date, only in adults studies have been conducted on built environment and physical activity relationships in Africa, and evidence is emerging that favorable perceptions of environmental attributes like increased land used mix, good aesthetics and improved hygienic qualities of neighborhoods and safety from crime and traffic are important for promoting physical activity in Nigerian adults [34-36]. …”

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Perception of built environmental factors and physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria

Oyeyemi

Ishaku

Deforche

et al. 2014

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundUnderstanding environmental factors related to adolescents’ physical activity can inform intervention for obesity control and prevention, but virtually no study has been conducted in the African region, where adolescents’ physical inactivity and chronic diseases rates are rising. This study assessed associations between perceived built environmental variables and adolescents’ physical activity (active transportation to school and leisure-time moderate-to- vigorous physical activity), and the moderating effects of neighborhood-level income on association between environmental variables and physical activity among Nigerian boys and girls.MethodsParticipants were 1006 adolescents (12–19 years, 50.4% girls) randomly selected from 11 secondary schools in Maiduguri city, Nigeria. Physical activity and perceptions of environmental characteristics were assessed by validated self-report questionnaires. Separate gender-based, hierarchical multiple moderated linear regression analyses were used to examine the direct associations between the environmental perceptions and physical activity variables (active transportation and leisure-time MVPA; dependent variables), as well as the moderating effects of neighborhood-level income.ResultsOnly in boys were direct associations and interaction effect of neighborhood-level income found. Access to destinations was positively associated with active transportation to school (β = 0.18; CI = 0.67, 2.24); while residential density (β = 0.10; CI = 0.01, 1.74) and availability/quality of infrastructures (β = 0.14; CI = 0.49, 2.68) were positively associated with leisure-time MVPA. Also, neighborhood-level income moderated the association between perceived safety and leisure-time MVPA, with more perceived safety related to less MVPA (β = -0.16; CI = -0.01, -0.70) in boys living in high SES neighborhood but marginally related to more MVPA (β = 0.11; CI = -0.04, 2.88, p = 0.06) in boys living in low SES neighborhood.ConclusionsFew environmental attributes were associated with adolescents’ physical activity in Nigeria. Future studies are needed to determine the multidimensional correlates of physical activity that may be relevant for both adolescents’ boys and girls in Nigeria.

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“…25,26 Accordingly, 80% of 5-to 13-year-olds in rural areas of Nigeria walked to school each day, 25 while an estimated 90% of 6-to 14-year-olds in semiurban Nigeria spent more than 30 minutes walking to and from school every day (unpublished data). In an urban setting in the North-East region of Nigeria, 52% of 12-to 19-year-olds spent an average of 25 minutes walking to school on each of 5 days, 27 while an unpublished study of the urban area of Ibadan in the South-West region of Nigeria suggested that 46% of school children 5 to 13 years walked to school every day.…”

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“…Moreover, there is emerging evidence that favorable urban designs, such as increased access to destinations and commercial services, good aesthetic features and safety from crime and traffic are relevant for physical activity promotion and obesity control in Nigerian adults. 26,31,32 …”

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Results from Nigeria’s 2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Akinroye¹,

Oyeyemi²,

Odukoya³

et al. 2014

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Background:Physical activity (PA) promotion in children and youth is an impetus for prevention and control of NCD morbidity and mortality, but evidence is needed for effective interventions. The aim of the present paper is to summarize the results of the 2013 Nigerian Report Card on Physical Activity for children and youth.Methods:The Technical Report Committee conducted a comprehensive review of available literature in Nigeria. Grades were assigned to 10 PA indicators modeled after the Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) grading system.Results:Specific grades were assigned for several indicators: Overall Physical Activity Levels, C; Organized Sport and Physical Activity Participation, Incomplete; Active Play and Leisure, C-; Active Transportation, B; Sedentary Behaviors, F; Overweight and Obesity, B+. The following indicators were graded as INCOMPLETE: Physical Activity in School setting, Family and Peers, Community and Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments.Conclusions:PA levels of Nigerian children and youth are moderate while sedentary behaviors are high. The development of national guidelines for PA and sedentary behaviors can better inform policy and practice on healthy living among Nigerian children and youth.

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Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity and Walking in African Young Adults

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria

Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria

Perception of built environmental factors and physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria

Results from Nigeria’s 2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

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