Parental perception of built environment characteristics and built environment use among Latino families: a cross-sectional study

Perception of undesirable features may inhibit built environment use for physical activity among underserved families with children at risk for obesity. To examine the association of perceived availability, condition, and safety of the built environment with its self-reported use for physical activi...

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Published in:BMC public health 2016-11, Vol.16 (1), p.1180-1180, Article 1180
Main Authors: Heerman, William J, Mitchell, Stephanie J, Thompson, Jessica, Martin, Nina C, Sommer, Evan C, van Bakergem, Margaret, Taylor, Julie Lounds, Buchowski, Maciej S, Barkin, Shari L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Availability
Body mass index
Built environment
Child
Child Health Services
Children
Children & youth
Community Health Services
Construction
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Employment
Environment
Environment Design
Environmental policy
Environments
Exercise
Families & family life
Female
Food stamps
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Independent variables
Informed consent
Male
Medically Underserved Area
Minority & ethnic groups
Neighborhoods
Obesity
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Participation
Pediatric Obesity - ethnology
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
Perception
Perceptions
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physiological aspects
Play and Playthings
Registration
Regression analysis
Review boards
Risk factors
Safety
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Underserved populations
Urban areas
Urban environments
Variables
Walking
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Summary:Perception of undesirable features may inhibit built environment use for physical activity among underserved families with children at risk for obesity. To examine the association of perceived availability, condition, and safety of the built environment with its self-reported use for physical activity, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis on baseline data from a randomized controlled trial. Adjusted Poisson regression was used to test the association between the primary independent variables (perceived availability, physical condition, and safety) with the primary outcome of self-reported use of built environment structures. Among 610 parents (90% Latino) of preschool-age children, 158 (26%) reported that there were no available built environment structures for physical activity in the neighborhood. The use of built environment structures was associated with the perceived number of available structures (B = 0.34, 95% CI 0.31, 0.37, p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-016-3854-7