Busola Adebusoye1,2, Revati Phalkey1, Jo Leonardi-Bee1,2,3, Kaushik Chattopadhyay1,2. 1. Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom. 2. The Nottingham Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare: a Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence. 3. UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the association between the built environment and physical activity in children and adolescents in Africa. INTRODUCTION: Physical activity offers immense benefits to children and adolescents. Some built environment constructs, such as street connectivity and the availability of parks, have been identified to facilitate physical activity in children and adolescents; however, this evidence has come from developed countries. This review will present evidence from Africa on the built environment constructs that facilitate physical activity in children and adolescents. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This review will consider quantitative studies that have built environment constructs as one of their exposure variables and physical activity as one of their outcomes and were conducted in children and adolescents aged five to 19 years residing in Africa. METHODS: A systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and other sources will be conducted to locate both published and unpublished studies. There will be no date or language restrictions. Titles, abstracts, and full text of articles retrieved from the search will be screened and read by two reviewers independently for eligibility. Included articles will be critically appraised independently by two reviewers. Data extraction will be performed in two phases, first for information regarding the study characteristics and then to extract specific study findings. Meta-analysis will be used to synthesize the findings from the studies; however, where this is not possible, a narrative synthesis will be performed. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42019133324.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to summarize the association between the built environment and physical activity in children and adolescents in Africa. INTRODUCTION: Physical activity offers immense benefits to children and adolescents. Some built environment constructs, such as street connectivity and the availability of parks, have been identified to facilitate physical activity in children and adolescents; however, this evidence has come from developed countries. This review will present evidence from Africa on the built environment constructs that facilitate physical activity in children and adolescents. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This review will consider quantitative studies that have built environment constructs as one of their exposure variables and physical activity as one of their outcomes and were conducted in children and adolescents aged five to 19 years residing in Africa. METHODS: A systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science and other sources will be conducted to locate both published and unpublished studies. There will be no date or language restrictions. Titles, abstracts, and full text of articles retrieved from the search will be screened and read by two reviewers independently for eligibility. Included articles will be critically appraised independently by two reviewers. Data extraction will be performed in two phases, first for information regarding the study characteristics and then to extract specific study findings. Meta-analysis will be used to synthesize the findings from the studies; however, where this is not possible, a narrative synthesis will be performed. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42019133324.
Authors: Markus Gerber; Serge A Ayekoé; Johanna Beckmann; Bassirou Bonfoh; Kouadio Benal Kouassi; Bomey Clément Gba; Sylvain G Traoré; Jean T Coulibaly; Dao Daouda; Rosa du Randt; Marceline F Finda; Elihaika G Minja; Stefanie Gall; Getrud J Mollel; Christin Lang; Kurt Z Long; Honorati Masanja; Ivan Müller; Siphesihle Nqweniso; Fredros O Okumu; Nicole Probst-Hensch; Uwe Pühse; Peter Steinmann; Cheryl Walter; Jürg Utzinger Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2021-08-19