Promoting physical activity in a low-income neighborhood: Effects of a community-based intervention to increase physical activity in the city of Saint-Denis, France

摘要

Background. — One main objective of the 3rd phase of the latest French National Health and Nutrition Program was to reduce social inequalities in physical activity (PA). In this context, a community-based intervention program promoting PA was developed in a neighborhood of the city of Saint-Denis. This work aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the intervention. Methods. — Two assessments were carried out before (2013) and after (2015) the intervention through this quasi-experimental study. The interviewees were selected using a stratified random cluster sampling. The primary outcome was the proportion of people practicing at least moderate PA, and was measured using the RPAQ questionnaire.Results. — The proportion of people practicing at least moderate PA reached from 48.1% in 2013 to 63.5% in 2015 (P=0.001).Conclusion. — This work showed a significant increase of the proportion of people practicing PA in a neighborhood of Saint-Denis where a community-based intervention program promoting PA was developed. Simultaneous external interventions certainly contributed to these results.