Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity–Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: What Is the Role of Contextual Familiarity?: Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity–Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: Gama et al.

Understanding how urban environments shape physical activity is critical in rapidly urbanizing countries such as South Africa. We assessed the reliability of virtual audits for characterizing urban features related to physical activity in Soweto, South Africa. We used the Microscale Audit of Pedestr...

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Publicado en:Journal of Urban Health Vol. 101; no. 6; pp. 1221 - 1235
Autores principales: Godongwana, Motlatso, Gama, Khulu, Maluleke, Vongani, Micklesfield, Lisa K., Odekunle, Damilola, Wasnyo, Yves Florent, Elouna, Boris, Ngwa, Edwin, Lopes, Adalberto, Balarabe, Muhammad Rabiu, Coringrato, Eva, McGushin, Alice, Oni, Tolu, Foley, Louise, Canelas, Tiago
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Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2024
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          Godongwana, Motlatso
          Gama, Khulu
          Maluleke, Vongani
          Micklesfield, Lisa K.
          Odekunle, Damilola
          Wasnyo, Yves Florent
          Elouna, Boris
          Ngwa, Edwin
          Lopes, Adalberto
          Balarabe, Muhammad Rabiu
          Coringrato, Eva
          McGushin, Alice
          Oni, Tolu
          Foley, Louise
          Canelas, Tiago
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          https://ror.org/03rp50x72 SAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
          https://ror.org/05q60vz69 Burden of Disease Research Unit, South Africa Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa
          https://ror.org/05rk03822 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
          https://ror.org/05rk03822 Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
          https://ror.org/022zbs961 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
          https://ror.org/022zbs961 Health of Populations in Transition, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
          https://ror.org/022zbs961 Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon
          https://ror.org/0176yjw32 Observatory for Urban Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
          https://ror.org/03p74gp79 African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
          https://ror.org/037pk1914 RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK
          https://ror.org/013meh722 MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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        Built environment
        Neighborhoods
        Physical activity
        Auditors
        Auditing
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          Built environment
          Neighborhoods
          Physical activity
          Auditors
          Auditing
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        Contextual familiarity
        MAPS-Global
        Virtual assessment
        Contextual familiarity
        MAPS-Global
        Virtual assessment
      ab: Understanding how urban environments shape physical activity is critical in rapidly urbanizing countries such as South Africa. We assessed the reliability of virtual audits for characterizing urban features related to physical activity in Soweto, South Africa. We used the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes Global tool to characterize pedestrian-related features from Google Street View images in four neighborhoods of Soweto. Neighborhoods were selected to represent different levels of deprivation. Inter-rater reliability was analyzed according to the rater's familiarity with the local area. The results show a higher inter-rater reliability was observed among auditors with greater contextual familiarity. Many measurements however generated inconclusive results due to either low variability in the raters' responses or the absence of the features in the streets. It is evident from our findings that virtual audits are efficient tools that can be used to assess the built environment. However, to ensure meaningful use of these tools in diverse settings, we recommend that auditors comprise of people with contextual familiarity.
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