Perceived built environment and physical activity: relationships and consequences on prevalent cardiovascular disease and risk factors in urban and rural South Africa

Puoane, ThandiMalambo, Pasmore2018-08-012024-11-072018-08-012024-11-072017https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19201Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (School of Public Health)Built environment (BE) attributes have been associated with a variety of health risks and outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality. However, most of the existing evidence is from high-income countries which exhibit different BE attributes than those from an African context.enPerceived built environment and physical activity: relationships and consequences on prevalent cardiovascular disease and risk factors in urban and rural South AfricaUniversity of the Western Cape