Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents
Good public transport accessibility is associated with active travel, but this is under-researched among adolescents. We tested associations between public transport accessibility and active travel among school-going adolescents (12–18 years; <i>n</i> = 1329) from Melbourne, Australia an...
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| author | Syafiqah Hannah Binte Zulkefli Alison Barr Ankur Singh Alison Carver Suzanne Mavoa Jan Scheurer Hannah Badland Rebecca Bentley |
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| description | Good public transport accessibility is associated with active travel, but this is under-researched among adolescents. We tested associations between public transport accessibility and active travel among school-going adolescents (12–18 years; <i>n</i> = 1329) from Melbourne, Australia analysing Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity data. Outcomes included main mode of transport to school and accumulating ≥20 min of active travel over the day. Low and high compared to no public transport accessibility around homes were associated with higher odds of public transport use (low (odds ratio (OR): 1.94 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28, 2.94) high (OR: 2.86 95% CI: 1.80, 4.53)). Low and high public transport accessibility around homes were also associated with higher prevalence of achieving ≥20 min of active travel (low (prevalence ratio (PR): 1.14 95% CI: 0.97, 1.34) high (PR: 1.31 95% CI: 1.11, 1.54)) compared to none. Public transport accessibility around schools was associated with public transport use (low (OR: 2.13 95% CI: 1.40, 3.24) high (OR: 5.07 95% CI: 3.35, 7.67)) and achieving ≥20 min of active travel (low (PR: 1.18 95% CI: 1.00, 1.38) high (PR: 1.64 95% CI: 1.41, 1.90)). Positive associations were confirmed between public transport accessibility and both outcomes of active travel. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-406e3a2a91fe4c7ea17e9a0f7bf033692023-11-19T20:48:50ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672020-04-01743010.3390/children7040030Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among AdolescentsSyafiqah Hannah Binte Zulkefli0Alison Barr1Ankur Singh2Alison Carver3Suzanne Mavoa4Jan Scheurer5Hannah Badland6Rebecca Bentley7Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaCentre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaCentre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaMary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AustraliaCentre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaCentre for Urban Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, VIC 3000, AustraliaCentre for Urban Research, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, VIC 3000, AustraliaCentre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaGood public transport accessibility is associated with active travel, but this is under-researched among adolescents. We tested associations between public transport accessibility and active travel among school-going adolescents (12–18 years; <i>n</i> = 1329) from Melbourne, Australia analysing Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity data. Outcomes included main mode of transport to school and accumulating ≥20 min of active travel over the day. Low and high compared to no public transport accessibility around homes were associated with higher odds of public transport use (low (odds ratio (OR): 1.94 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28, 2.94) high (OR: 2.86 95% CI: 1.80, 4.53)). Low and high public transport accessibility around homes were also associated with higher prevalence of achieving ≥20 min of active travel (low (prevalence ratio (PR): 1.14 95% CI: 0.97, 1.34) high (PR: 1.31 95% CI: 1.11, 1.54)) compared to none. Public transport accessibility around schools was associated with public transport use (low (OR: 2.13 95% CI: 1.40, 3.24) high (OR: 5.07 95% CI: 3.35, 7.67)) and achieving ≥20 min of active travel (low (PR: 1.18 95% CI: 1.00, 1.38) high (PR: 1.64 95% CI: 1.41, 1.90)). Positive associations were confirmed between public transport accessibility and both outcomes of active travel.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/4/30adolescentspublic transport accessibilityphysical activityhousehold travel survey |
| spellingShingle | Syafiqah Hannah Binte Zulkefli Alison Barr Ankur Singh Alison Carver Suzanne Mavoa Jan Scheurer Hannah Badland Rebecca Bentley Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents Children adolescents public transport accessibility physical activity household travel survey |
| title | Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents |
| title_full | Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents |
| title_short | Associations between Public Transport Accessibility around Homes and Schools and Walking and Cycling among Adolescents |
| title_sort | associations between public transport accessibility around homes and schools and walking and cycling among adolescents |
| topic | adolescents public transport accessibility physical activity household travel survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/7/4/30 |
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