Title |
How adolescents perceive their communities: a qualitative study that explores the relationship between health and the physical environment
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-349 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kristin Mmari, Hannah Lantos, Heena Brahmbhatt, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, Chaohua Lou, Rajib Acharya, Adesola Sangowawa |
Abstract |
The Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments (WAVE) study was conducted among adolescents aged 15-19 years in Baltimore, Ibadan, Johannesburg, New Delhi, and Shanghai to examine perceived factors related to their health. A preliminary analysis of the data, unexpectedly, revealed that the influence of the physical environment on adolescent health was a dominant theme across every site examined. To explore this further, this paper analyzed the specific components of the physical environment that were perceived to influence health, and how they contributed to various health outcomes across sites. |
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United Kingdom | 8 | 47% |
Canada | 3 | 18% |
Belgium | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 5 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 11 | 65% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 29% |
Scientists | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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Japan | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 201 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 39 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 13% |
Researcher | 25 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 5% |
Other | 35 | 17% |
Unknown | 53 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 31 | 15% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 13% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 11% |
Psychology | 13 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
Other | 34 | 17% |
Unknown | 68 | 33% |