Built-environment attributes associated with refugee children’s physical activity: a narrative review and research agenda

Research has identified built environmental attributes associated with children’s physical activity (PA); however, less is known for environmental correlates of refugee children’s PA. This narrative review summarised the current evidence of associations between built environment attributes and refug...

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Published in:Conflict and health Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors: Chen, Siqi, Carver, Alison, Sugiyama, Takemi, Knöll, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 08.07.2021
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Built environment
Children
Conflict Studies
Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology
Exercise
Health care
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Services Research
Living arrangements
Marginalized groups
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meso-environment
Micro-environment
Migrants
Neighborhoods
Outdoor play
Parks & recreation areas
Peers
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Public Health
Refugee camps
Refugee facilities
Refugees
Review
Safety
Safety engineering
Software
System theory
Urban environments
Refugee facilities
Outdoor play
Migrants
Safety
Micro-environment
Meso-environment
ISSN:1752-1505, 1752-1505
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Summary:Research has identified built environmental attributes associated with children’s physical activity (PA); however, less is known for environmental correlates of refugee children’s PA. This narrative review summarised the current evidence of associations between built environment attributes and refugee children’s PA. Six databases were searched with three sets of terms related to exposure (built environment); outcome (PA); and target population (refugee children aged 6–12 years). Eight studies (one quantitative; seven qualitative) met the inclusion criteria. Key PA barriers were limited play space and lack of neighbourhood safety. Design of refugee facilities and surrounding environments should provide better access to formal, informal and safe spaces for children’s play.
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ISSN:1752-1505
1752-1505
DOI:10.1186/s13031-021-00393-2