Associations between parental perceptions of the neighborhood environment and childhood physical activity: Results from ISCOLE-Kenya

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 333-343

  Muthuri, Stella K ^a   Wachira, Lucy Joy M ^b   Onywera, Vincent O ^b,c   Tremblay, Mark S ^b,c  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Built environment; Child; Father and mother opinions; Movement; Social surroundings

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING;

EID: 84969232965     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0595     Document Type: Article

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