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The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods

Physical activity is important for health and it is believed that the availability of physical activity facilities (PAF) within the neighborhood encourages physical activity, especially vigorous physical activity (VPA). The main purpose of providing PAF, particularly in gated neighborhoods, is to en...

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Main Authors: Gul, Yasmeen, Sultan, Zahid, Moeinaddini, Mehdi, Jokhio, Gul A.
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/1/The%20effects%20of%20physical%20activity%20facilities%20on%20vigorous%20physical%20activity.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.040
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spelling my.ump.umpir.226192018-12-11T02:36:53Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/ The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods Gul, Yasmeen Sultan, Zahid Moeinaddini, Mehdi Jokhio, Gul A. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Physical activity is important for health and it is believed that the availability of physical activity facilities (PAF) within the neighborhood encourages physical activity, especially vigorous physical activity (VPA). The main purpose of providing PAF, particularly in gated neighborhoods, is to encourage physical activity. However, there are few studies that investigate the differences of PAF in gated and non-gated neighborhoods and the effect of providing PAF on VPA in developing countries. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to compare PAF and VPA in gated and non-gated neighborhoods and to investigate the association between PAF and VPA in developing countries with special reference to Karachi, Pakistan. A subjective method (IPAQ-Short) was used to calculate VPA in a week (n = 1042 adults), while PAF was measured through aerial maps and ground observations within 1 km2areas of gated and non-gated neighborhoods. An independent sample t-test was used to compare PAF and VPA in gated and non-gated neighborhoods, whereas Gama tests were used to investigate the association of PAF with VPA. Results show that PAF and VPA are significantly higher in gated neighborhoods than non-gated neighborhoods. The results also show that 42.3% of people get >600 MET-minutes in a week if the number of PAF is >6 in a 1 km2 neighborhood area. It can be concluded that future neighborhoods should have an appropriate number of PAF for making residents as physically active as possible. Elsevier Ltd 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/1/The%20effects%20of%20physical%20activity%20facilities%20on%20vigorous%20physical%20activity.pdf Gul, Yasmeen and Sultan, Zahid and Moeinaddini, Mehdi and Jokhio, Gul A. (2018) The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods. Land Use Policy, 77. pp. 155-162. ISSN 0264-8377 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.040 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.040
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Gul, Yasmeen
Sultan, Zahid
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Jokhio, Gul A.
The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
description Physical activity is important for health and it is believed that the availability of physical activity facilities (PAF) within the neighborhood encourages physical activity, especially vigorous physical activity (VPA). The main purpose of providing PAF, particularly in gated neighborhoods, is to encourage physical activity. However, there are few studies that investigate the differences of PAF in gated and non-gated neighborhoods and the effect of providing PAF on VPA in developing countries. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to compare PAF and VPA in gated and non-gated neighborhoods and to investigate the association between PAF and VPA in developing countries with special reference to Karachi, Pakistan. A subjective method (IPAQ-Short) was used to calculate VPA in a week (n = 1042 adults), while PAF was measured through aerial maps and ground observations within 1 km2areas of gated and non-gated neighborhoods. An independent sample t-test was used to compare PAF and VPA in gated and non-gated neighborhoods, whereas Gama tests were used to investigate the association of PAF with VPA. Results show that PAF and VPA are significantly higher in gated neighborhoods than non-gated neighborhoods. The results also show that 42.3% of people get >600 MET-minutes in a week if the number of PAF is >6 in a 1 km2 neighborhood area. It can be concluded that future neighborhoods should have an appropriate number of PAF for making residents as physically active as possible.
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author Gul, Yasmeen
Sultan, Zahid
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Jokhio, Gul A.
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Sultan, Zahid
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Jokhio, Gul A.
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title The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
title_short The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
title_full The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
title_fullStr The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
title_full_unstemmed The effects of physical activity facilities on vigorous physical activity in gated and non-gated neighborhoods
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publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2018
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/1/The%20effects%20of%20physical%20activity%20facilities%20on%20vigorous%20physical%20activity.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22619/
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