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Table 3 Resources and barriers

From: ‘Listen and learn:’ participant input in program planning for a low-income urban population at cardiovascular risk

 

Number

Percentage

Appliances owned

 Microwave

30

90.91

 Stove

26

78.79

 Oven

26

78.79

 Hot plate

8

24.24

 None

1

3.03

Have a phone, any type

29

87.88

Have a smartphone

19

57.58

Safe place to exercise

27

81.82

Place to buy healthy food

20

60.61

Prep one meal daily

22

66.67

Barriers to making healthy lifestyle choices

 Getting there/transportation

17

51.52

 Cost of maintaining a healthy lifestyle

16

48.48

 Too much stress about housing/family/other problems

16

48.48

 Access to healthy food

14

42.42

 Access to equipment or place to exercise

11

33.33

 Safety or security concerns

6

18.18

 Other barrier

3

9.09

 Not enough time/too busy

2

6.06