Use of parks or playgrounds: reported access to drinking water fountains among US adults, 2009.
J Public Health (Oxf)
; 34(1): 65-72, 2012 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-21669941
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As a first step to determining the public availability of drinking water, self-reported access to water fountains in parks and playgrounds was examined.METHODS:
A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a convenience sample of 4163 US adults (aged ≥ 18 years) using the 2009 HealthStyles Survey. The outcome measure was reported access to water fountains in parks/playgrounds. Among those who reported using parks/playgrounds, multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associations between sociodemographic variables and reported access to water fountains.RESULTS:
About half (54.7%) of participants used parks/playgrounds. Among those, 55.0% reported access to water fountains. Factors significantly associated with reported access to water fountains were being male [odds ratio (OR) = 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.09, 1.85] and living in the Pacific region (versus East North Central region, OR = 2.56; 95% CI = 1.61, 4.06). Age, race/ethnicity, household income, marital status, education, smoking and physical activity were not significantly associated with reported access to water fountains.CONCLUSIONS:
Among 54.7% of adults using parks/playgrounds, reported access to water fountains was significantly differed by sex and region. This study provides information that can be considered when developing interventions to increase access to drinking water in public facilities.
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Asunto principal:
Agua Potable
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Instalaciones Públicas
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
Revista:
J Public Health (Oxf)
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos