“Crianças, vamos ao parque?” - Percepções sobre a utilização de parques públicos por crianças
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Crianças, Áreas verdes, ExercícioAbstract
Public parks located in urban reas may contribute to greater opportunities for children’s physically active behavior. Knowing the use of these urban green reas by children, as well as the perception of these about physical activity in the park can facilitate the elaboration of strategies to promote children’s health through physical activity in parks. The aim of this study is to describe the use of parks by child to practice physical activity, as well as their perceptions about physical activity in parks. The data were collected through a quali-quantitative methodology. Quantitative data of two parks were obtained through the SOPARC instrument and qualitative data on the perception of children (10 to 12 years) were obtained through four focus groups. The chi-square test and the Mann-Whitney test were used to analyze the quantitative data; the treatment of qualitative data was performed by thematic reaste analysis. The results didn ́t show a difference in the use of the parks by the children, however they indicate a reduced use of these reas by children (park 1 = 20,9% versus park 2 = 11,0%), especially in winter (park 1 = 15,4% versus park 2 = 4,5%). The children’s speech revealed that they use the park to practice recreational physical activity, as well as the pleasure of practicing physical activity in these places. The promotion of strategies that favor the greater use of the parks by children can contribute to na increase in the physical activity of children.
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