Urban Planning and Health Inequities: Looking in a Small-Scale in a City of Cape Verde

Luzia Gonçalves, Zélia Santos, Miguel Amado, Daniela Alves, Rui Simões, António Pedro Delgado, Artur Correia, Jorge Cabral, Luís Velez Lapão and Isabel Craveiro

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-27

Abstract: Background: The lack of high-quality data to support evidence-based policies continues to be a concern in African cities, which present marked social, economic and cultural disparities that may differently impact the health of the groups living in different urban contexts. This study explores three urban units—formal, transition and informal—of the capital of Cape Verde, in terms of overweight/obesity, cardiometabolic risk, physical activity and other aspects related to the urban environment. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used in this intra-urban study. A proportional stratified random sample (n = 1912 adults), based on geographical coordinates of private households, was selected to apply the UPHI-STAT questionnaire. In a second stage (n = 599), local nutritionists collected anthropometric measurements (e.g., height, waist circumference) and body composition by bioelectric impedance (e.g., body weight, body fat, muscle mass). In a third stage, pedometers were used to count study participants’ steps on working and non-working days for one week (n = 118). After a preliminary statistical analysis, a qualitative study was developed to complement the quantitative approach. Generalized linear models, among others, were used in the multivariate analysis. Results: Insecurity was the main concern among survey respondents in the three units, notwithstanding with significant differences (p

Date: 2015
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