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Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Neighborhood safety is inconsistently related to physical activity, but is seldom studied in developing countries. This study examined associations between perceived neighborhood safety and physical activity among Nigerian adults. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, accelerometer-based...

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Autores principales: Oyeyemi, Adewale L, Adegoke, Babatunde O, Sallis, James F, Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3355030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22520066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-294
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author Oyeyemi, Adewale L
Adegoke, Babatunde O
Sallis, James F
Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
author_facet Oyeyemi, Adewale L
Adegoke, Babatunde O
Sallis, James F
Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
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description BACKGROUND: Neighborhood safety is inconsistently related to physical activity, but is seldom studied in developing countries. This study examined associations between perceived neighborhood safety and physical activity among Nigerian adults. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, accelerometer-based physical activity (MVPA), reported walking, perceived crime and traffic safety were measured in 219 Nigerian adults. Logistic regression analysis was conducted, and the odds ratio for meeting health guidelines for MVPA and walking was calculated in relation to four safety variables, after adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS: Sufficient MVPA was related to more perception of safety from traffic to walk (OR=2.28, CI=1.13- 6.25) and more safety from crime at night (OR=1.68, CI=1.07-3.64), but with less perception of safety from crime during the day to walk (OR=0.34, CI=0.06- 0.91). More crime safety during the day and night were associated with more walking. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived safety from crime and traffic were associated with physical activity among Nigerian adults. These findings provide preliminary evidence on the need to provide safe traffic and crime environments that will make it easier and more likely for African adults to be physically active.
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spelling pubmed-33550302012-05-18 Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria Oyeyemi, Adewale L Adegoke, Babatunde O Sallis, James F Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse BMC Public Health Research Article BACKGROUND: Neighborhood safety is inconsistently related to physical activity, but is seldom studied in developing countries. This study examined associations between perceived neighborhood safety and physical activity among Nigerian adults. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, accelerometer-based physical activity (MVPA), reported walking, perceived crime and traffic safety were measured in 219 Nigerian adults. Logistic regression analysis was conducted, and the odds ratio for meeting health guidelines for MVPA and walking was calculated in relation to four safety variables, after adjustment for potential confounders. RESULTS: Sufficient MVPA was related to more perception of safety from traffic to walk (OR=2.28, CI=1.13- 6.25) and more safety from crime at night (OR=1.68, CI=1.07-3.64), but with less perception of safety from crime during the day to walk (OR=0.34, CI=0.06- 0.91). More crime safety during the day and night were associated with more walking. CONCLUSIONS: Perceived safety from crime and traffic were associated with physical activity among Nigerian adults. These findings provide preliminary evidence on the need to provide safe traffic and crime environments that will make it easier and more likely for African adults to be physically active. BioMed Central 2012-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC3355030/ /pubmed/22520066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-294 Text en Copyright ©2012 Oyeyemi et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sallis, James F
Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Y
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3355030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22520066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-294
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