Emerging evidence of the physical activity transition in Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Onywera, V.O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adamo, K. B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sheel, AW | |
| dc.contributor.author | Waudo, Judith N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boit, Michael K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tremblay, M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-24T09:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-09-24T09:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-09-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Comparable data to examine the physical activity (PA) transition in African countries such as Kenya are lacking. METHODS: We assessed PA levels from urban (UKEN) and rural (RKEN) environments to examine any evidence of a PA transition. Nine- to twelve-year-old children participated in the study: n = 96 and n = 73 children from UKEN and RKEN, respectively. Pedometers were used to estimate children's daily step count. Parental perception regarding their child's PA patterns was collected via questionnaire (n = 172). RESULTS: RKEN children were more physically active than their UKEN counterparts with a mean average steps per day (± SE) of 14,700 ± 521 vs. 11,717 ± 561 (P < .0001) for RKEN vs. UKEN children respectively. 62.5% of the UKEN children spent 0 hours per week playing screen games compared with 13.1% of UKEN children who spent more than 11 hours per week playing screen games. Seventy percent of UKEN and 34% of RKEN parents reported being more active during childhood than their children respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study are indicative of a PA transition in Kenya. Further research is needed to gather national data on the PA patterns of Kenyan children to minimize the likelihood of a public health problem due to physical inactivity. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5535 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Emerging evidence of the physical activity transition in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |