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ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2024

Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity-Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: What Is the Role of Contextual Familiarity?

Motlatso Godongwana, Khulu Gama, Vongani Maluleke, Lisa K Micklesfield, Damilola Odekunle, Yves Florent Wasnyo, Boris Elouna, Edwin Ngwa, Adalberto Lopes, Muhammad Rabiu Balarabe and 5 more

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Motlatso GodongwanaSAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Motlatso.godongwana@wits.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-732X
Khulu GamaSAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Vongani MalulekeSAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lisa K MicklesfieldSAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Damilola OdekunleDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Yves Florent WasnyoFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Boris ElounaFaculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Edwin NgwaFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Adalberto LopesObservatory for Urban Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Muhammad Rabiu BalarabeAfrican Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Eva CoringratoRAND Europe, Cambridge, UK.
Alice McGushinMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Tolu OniMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Louise FoleyMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Tiago CanelasMRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Funding

National Institute for Health Research NIHR133205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how urban environments shape physical activity is critical in rapidly urbanizing countries such as South Africa. We assessed the reliability of virtual audits for characterizing urban features related to physical activity in Soweto, South Africa. We used the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes Global tool to characterize pedestrian-related features from Google Street View images in four neighborhoods of Soweto. Neighborhoods were selected to represent different levels of deprivation. Inter-rater reliability was analyzed according to the rater's familiarity with the local area. The results show a higher inter-rater reliability was observed among auditors with greater contextual familiarity. Many measurements however generated inconclusive results due to either low variability in the raters' responses or the absence of the features in the streets. It is evident from our findings that virtual audits are efficient tools that can be used to assess the built environment. However, to ensure meaningful use of these tools in diverse settings, we recommend that auditors comprise of people with contextual familiarity.

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Built EnvironmentExerciseEnvironment DesignHumansPedestriansReproducibility of ResultsResidence CharacteristicsSouth AfricaBuilt environmentContextual familiarityMAPS-GlobalPhysical activityVirtual assessment

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PMID39256287
PMCPMC11652452

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