Onagbiye, Sunday OlawaleLungiswa, TsolekileThandi, Puoane2020-11-112020-11-112020Onagbiye, S. O. et al.(2020). Association between selected food purchase practices, physical activity and sociodemographic factors among people living in a low socioeconomic periurban and rural area of South Africa. Open Public Health Journal 13(1), 44-51.1874-9445http://hdl.handle.net/10566/542210.2174/1874944502013010044This study examined the association between sociodemographic factors, Physical Activity (PA) engagement, and the selected Food Purchasing Practices (FPP) among people living in a low socioeconomic peri-urban and rural area of two provinces of South Africa. Four hundred participants were randomly selected from two communities, a township in Cape Town and a rural community in the Eastern Cape where the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study was implemented. Data collected included socio-demographic characteristics, FPP and PA. Logistic regressions were performed to identify the associations between sociodemographic factors, PA involvement and selected FPP, and Odds Ratios (OR) were calculated with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs). All statistical tests were two-tailed at p<0.05enAdultsFood practicesGroceriesLow socio-economicSouth AfricaArticle