Oyeyemi, Adewale L.Kasoma, Sandra S.Onywera, Vincent O.Assah, FelixAdedoyin, Rufus2016-04-082016-04-0820162016Oyeyemi, 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-yhttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/55524This 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.application/pdfenWALKABILITYSOUTH OF SAHARAKENYANIGERIASAFE AND INCLUSIVE CITIESURBAN ENVIRONMENTNON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASESDISEASE PREVENTIONURBAN PLANNINGSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHJournal Article (peer-reviewed)