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| Title |
Understanding contextual barriers, supports, and opportunities for physical activity among Mexican-origin children in Texas border colonias: A descriptive study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-14 |
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| Authors |
M Renée Umstattd Meyer, Joseph R Sharkey, Megan S Patterson, Wesley R Dean |
| Abstract |
The increasing numbers of colonias along the U.S.-Mexico border are characterized by disproportionately poor families of Mexican-origin, limited access to resources and health services, and heightened risk for obesity and diabetes. Despite consistent evidence supporting physical activity (PA) in prevention of chronic diseases, many individuals of Mexican-origin, including children, fail to meet PA recommendations. Environmental influences on PA, founded in ecological and social cognitive perspectives, have not been examined among children living in colonias. The purpose of this study was to identify and better understand (1) household and neighborhood environmental PA resources/supports, (2) perceived barriers to engaging in PA, and (3) PA offerings, locations, and transportation characteristics for Mexican-origin children living in colonias. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 204 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 198 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 45 | 22% |
| Researcher | 31 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 14% |
| Unknown | 37 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 34 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 16 | 8% |
| Psychology | 15 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 15% |
| Unknown | 49 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 February 2013.
All research outputs
#1,757,821
of 22,691,736 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#1,938
of 14,766 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#17,922
of 282,035 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#28
of 267 outputs
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