ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Density of Fast Food Outlets around Educational Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Geospatial Analysis.
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- Impact of district-level comprehensive tobacco control on smoking among adolescent boys in Indonesia: a synthetic control study (2013-2023).The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2026Article
- Does food literacy influence healthy food choices? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Food environment around schools and adolescent consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Obesity management in the Saudi population.Saudi medical journal · 2023Review
- District-Level Inequalities in Hypertension among Adults in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Sex and Age Group.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity remains a public health issue globally. The latest estimate from the World Health Organization showed that over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016.
objectiveOur study aimed to assess the density of fast food outlets around educational facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
methodsWe employed geospatial and quantitative analyses using data on fast food outlets (from surveys conducted between November 2019 and May 2020) and educational facilities in Riyadh city. Data analyses conducted using ArcMap 10.6 and Stata 15 compared the density within 500 m and 500-1000 m from the facilities.
resultsWe found a high density of fast food outlets around educational facilities. Nearly 80% of fast food were within twelve-minute walking or five-minute driving distances from schools, and nearly 70% of all educational facilities had at least one fast food outlet within the buffer. We also found the densities were high within both the areas closer and the areas farther away from educational facilities. In addition, the density was significantly higher around private schools compared to government schools, and the density around girls-only schools and both-gender schools was higher than that around boys-only schools.
conclusionThere is a high density of fast food outlets around educational facilities in Saudi Arabia. Effective policies are needed to help reduce potential exposure to fast food among young people in Saudi Arabia and other countries with similar settings.
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