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Objectively measured 24-h movement behaviours of child-guardian pairs in low-to-middle income households in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Lucy-Joy Wachira 
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Nils Swindell ,
Noora Kanerva,
Muhoro Munuhe,
Timo Vuorimaa,
Tiina Laiho,
Sophie Ochola,
Maijaliisa Erkkola,
George Owino,
Gareth Stratton ,
Mikael Fogelholm ,
Vincent Onywera
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Nils Swindell ,
Noora Kanerva,
Muhoro Munuhe,
Timo Vuorimaa,
Tiina Laiho,
Sophie Ochola,
Maijaliisa Erkkola,
George Owino,
Gareth Stratton ,
Mikael Fogelholm ,
Vincent Onywera
Sports Medicine and Health Science
Swansea University Authors:
Nils Swindell , Gareth Stratton
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.smhs.2025.01.008
Abstract
Background: The decreasing prevalence of physical activity (PA) among urban children in Sub-Saharan Africa is a growing public health concern. More emphasis should focus on examining the influence of parental PA behaviour on the children’s PA patterns. We explored associations of 24hr accelerometer-...
| Published in: | Sports Medicine and Health Science |
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| ISSN: | 2666-3376 |
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Elsevier BV
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68808 |
| Abstract: |
Background: The decreasing prevalence of physical activity (PA) among urban children in Sub-Saharan Africa is a growing public health concern. More emphasis should focus on examining the influence of parental PA behaviour on the children’s PA patterns. We explored associations of 24hr accelerometer-measured movement behaviours of guardian-child pairs in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed 80 pairs consisting of children aged 9-14 years and their guardians in one area of low and one area of middle socioeconomic status (SES) (Embakasi Sub-County and Lang’ata Sub-County), in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study used waist worn Tri-axial Actigraph (GT3X+ and ActiSleep+) accelerometers to quantify PA and sedentary time (SED). Association between guardians' and children's PA was examined using linear regression, adjusting for guardians’ educational attainment and household wealth. Results: Of the children, 42 (52.5%) and 76 (96.2%) of the guardians were women. Children in low SES areas spent more time (p<0.001) in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared to children from middle SES area. The guardians in low SES area were younger and spent more time in light PA (p=0.036) while their counterparts had higher daily SED (p=0.049). Guardian's SED associated with higher children's SED (p=0.033) even after adjusting for guardians’ educational attainment (p=0.032) and wealth (p=0.05). There was no association between guardians’ and children’s MVPA. Conclusion: Considered alongside the extant literature, these results suggest that health promotion strategies should aim to reduce parental SED time while also planning to increase children's PA. |
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| Keywords: |
24-h movement behaviour; Accelerometer; Adolescents; Parent; Physical activity; Socio-economic status |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Funders: |
The KENFIN-EDURA project was funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument; grant no. HEL7M0453-82 |