Table 1 Characteristics of eight studies included in the review
No. | Authors [ref] | Publication year | Study design | Study settings | Countries of origin | Length of stay | Environment-levels | Sample size | PA measurement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | King et al. [37] | 2015 | quant. | HIC, USA | Ethnic minority | 1–3 years | meso | park observation study | observation |
2 | Allport et al. [14] | 2019 | qual. | HIC, UK | *Somali | > 3 years | micro (home), meso | N = 6 | self- and parent-report |
3 | Arcan et al. [38] | 2018 | qual. | HIC, USA | Somali, Latino, Hmong | > 3 years | micro (home), meso | N = 67 | parent-report |
4 | Guest [39] | 2013 | qual. | HIC, USA | No specific, multi-ethnic | < 6 months | meso | N = 239 of 380 | observation and self-report |
5 | Hertting & Karlefors [15] | 2013 | qual. | HIC, Sweden | No specific, multi-ethnic | < 6 months | meso | N = 20 | self-report |
6 | MacMillan et al. [40] | 2015 | qual. | HIC, Australia | *Iran, Indonesia,Pakistan, Malaysia, Kenya, Uganda | < 6 months | meso | N = 19 | self-report |
7 | Veronese et al. [41] | 2020 | qual. | LMIC, Palestine | *Palestine | < 6 months | micro (refugee camp), meso (school, community) | N = 29 | observation and self-report |
8 | Wieland et al. [42] | 2015 | qual. | HIC, USA | Cambodia, Mexico, Somali, Sudan | Not mentioned | micro (home), meso | N = 127 | self-report |