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Table 1 The questions, responses and scoring of the derived Physical Activity Index

From: Development of a four-item physical activity index from information about subsistence living in rural African women: a descriptive, cross-sectional investigation

Question and Responses

Scoring

Do you have electricity in the house (Yes/No)

Yes = 0, No = 1

Do you use wood for cooking? (Yes/No)

Yes = 1, No = 0

Does any person in your household own a motor vehicle? (Yes/No)

Yes = 0, No = 1

How is your water supplied? (Select one)

 

Tap inside the house

Yes = 0

Tap outside the house

Yes = 0

Shared tap

Yes = 1

Communal tap

Yes = 1

Water truck

Yes = 1

Total score =

Sum of responses