A Community Survey on Neighborhood Violence, Park Use, and Physical Activity Among Urban Youth
| Autor: | Amiee Luan Kang, Janice Johnson-Dias, Sandra E. Echeverria, Carmen R. Isasi, Dula Pacquiao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Urban Population Poison control Violence Social Environment Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Residence Characteristics Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Metabolic Equivalent Injury prevention Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Child Exercise Poverty Built environment Aged Models Statistical New Jersey Human factors and ergonomics Social environment Health Status Disparities Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Geography Child Preschool Female Public Facilities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11:186-194 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5474 1543-3080 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jpah.2012-0023 |
| Popis: | Background:Neighborhoods can be an important feature of the built environment influencing physical activity; however, neighborhood poverty and violence may pose significant barriers for youth physical activity. We conducted a community survey of 107 households with youth 3–12 years of age in select neighborhoods of the city of Newark, New Jersey, a highly impoverished and racially/ethnically segregated city of the United States.Results:The majority of sampled households did not have access to a park, and nearly 60% of youth were not engaged in a team or organized physical activity program. Hearing gunshots and seeing drug deals in the neighborhood were reported by 74% and 56%, respectively, of study participants. In adjusted regression models, a 1-unit increase in self-reported neighborhood safety was associated with perceptions that parks were safe for youth to use (OR = 1.7, CI = 1.3, 2.3) and increased odds of youth using parks (OR = 1.3, CI = 1.0, 1.6). Self-reported neighborhood violence was marginally associated with lower levels of Metabolic Equivalent (MET)-min/week of moderate PA (β = –54.25, P = .05).Conclusion:To ensure national goals of increased physical activity and use of outdoor spaces, addressing the neighborhood contexts under which the most vulnerable of our youth live will be required. |
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