NEWS for Africa : adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries

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dc.contributor.authorOyeyemi, Adewale L.
dc.contributor.authorKasoma, Sandra S.
dc.contributor.authorOnywera, Vincent O.
dc.contributor.authorAssah, Felix
dc.contributor.authorAdedoyin, Rufus
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-08T13:38:14Z
dc.date.available2016-04-08T13:38:14Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis study reports on the adaptation and test-retest reliability of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale in seven sub-Saharan African countries (NEWS-Africa). The measure will be useful for surveillance of built environment conditions for planning purposes, and to evaluate physical activity and policy interventions in Africa, two effective strategies for controlling deaths from physical inactivity-related non-communicable diseases. This report includes data collection and analysis, as well as a discussion of findings.en
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dc.identifier.citationOyeyemi, A.L., Kasoma, S.S., Onywera, V.O., Assah, F., Adedoyin, R.A., et al. (2016). NEWS for Africa: adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1):33. doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0357-yen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/55524
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectWALKABILITYen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectNIGERIAen
dc.subjectSAFE AND INCLUSIVE CITIESen
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENTen
dc.subjectNON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASESen
dc.subjectDISEASE PREVENTIONen
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNINGen
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHen
dc.titleNEWS for Africa : adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countriesen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderOyeyemi et al.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107144
idrc.project.titleAssessment of Physical Activity and Active Transport Among School Children in Kenya, Nigeria, and Mozambiqueen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-1382423208-5
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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