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The effects of socio-demographic factors on physical activity in gated and non-gated neighbourhoods in Karachi, Pakistan
Gul, Y.; Sultan, Z.; Moeinaddini, Mehdi et al.
2019In Sport in Society, 22 (7), p. 1225-1239
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Keywords :
Gated and non-gated neighbourhoods; Socio-demographic factors; Pakistan
Abstract :
[en] Physical activity (PA) is important in ensuring a healthy population. It is dependent on various socio-demographic (SD) factors, such as age, gender, employment and marital status. A limited number of studies have investigated the relationship between SD factors and PA but research exploring this relationship from the perspective of gated and non-gated neighbourhoods is scarcer. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between SD factors and PA variables in gated and nongated neighbourhoods in Karachi Pakistan. Results of the independent sample t-test and Pearson chi-square showed that young and single people do more sports activities in gated neighbourhoods. Women, unemployed people and public transport users walk more in non-gated neighbourhoods. In conclusion, future neighbourhoods should have more pedestrian friendly areas and a larger number of PA facilities, rather than building more walls and gates. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Disciplines :
Architecture
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...)
Regional & inter-regional studies
Author, co-author :
Gul, Y.;  Department of Urban and Regional Planning, NIT-SCEE-National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Sultan, Z.;  Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
Moeinaddini, Mehdi ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Transports et mobilité
Jokhio, G. A.;  Department of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, FKASA, University Malaysia Pahang, Gambang, Malaysia
Language :
English
Title :
The effects of socio-demographic factors on physical activity in gated and non-gated neighbourhoods in Karachi, Pakistan
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Sport in Society
ISSN :
1743-0437
eISSN :
1743-0445
Publisher :
Routledge
Volume :
22
Issue :
7
Pages :
1225-1239
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
National University of Science and Technology, MISIS
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