Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria
The growth of disabled elderly with mobility constraints particularly in developing countries including Nigeria is becoming worrisome. The study examined travel behaviour and mobility challenges of disabled elderly in four cities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Purposive and convenient sampling methods were...
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| author | Fasina Simeon Oluwagbenga Salisu Umar Obafemi Odufuwa Bashir Olufemi Akanmu AyobamiAdemola |
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| description | The growth of disabled elderly with mobility constraints particularly in developing countries including Nigeria is becoming worrisome. The study examined travel behaviour and mobility challenges of disabled elderly in four cities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Purposive and convenient sampling methods were used to administer 400 questionnaire and data elicited were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Findings revealed that most of respondents were male (69.5%), aged between 66-70 years (43.5%), and characterized with visual impairment (62%). On travel behaviour, majority generated about 10 trips a week (68.5%), through tricycle (45.5%) and basically for medical purposes (81%). Mobility challenges faced by respondents are mostly deplorable road (92%), inaccessibility to public transport (84%), poor public vehicle condition (76%) and longer-waiting time at bus stops (70%). These challenges have been blamed on weak policy framework and systematic withdrawal of governmentin public transport investment. Furthermore, binary logistics regression result shows that respondents travel behaviour is statistically influenced by their socioeconomic status (p<0.000). The Pseudo R-Square [Cox & Snell’s R-Square (36%) and Nagelkerke’s R (70%)] show that the model is relevant in predicting influence of vehicle ownership on travel behaviour. The study recommended among others, provision of quality public transport scheme with special features for disabled. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e032c90690e447f82e6644faa0e494b2024-04-15T07:43:26ZengSciendoLogi2336-30372020-05-01111253610.2478/logi-2020-0003logi-2020-0003Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, NigeriaFasina Simeon Oluwagbenga0Salisu Umar Obafemi1Odufuwa Bashir Olufemi2Akanmu AyobamiAdemola3OlabisiOnabanjo University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, NigeriaOlabisiOnabanjo University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, NigeriaOlabisiOnabanjo University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, NigeriaThe Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Nigeria Department of Transport Planning and Management, Oyo State, NigeriaThe growth of disabled elderly with mobility constraints particularly in developing countries including Nigeria is becoming worrisome. The study examined travel behaviour and mobility challenges of disabled elderly in four cities in Ogun State, Nigeria. Purposive and convenient sampling methods were used to administer 400 questionnaire and data elicited were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. Findings revealed that most of respondents were male (69.5%), aged between 66-70 years (43.5%), and characterized with visual impairment (62%). On travel behaviour, majority generated about 10 trips a week (68.5%), through tricycle (45.5%) and basically for medical purposes (81%). Mobility challenges faced by respondents are mostly deplorable road (92%), inaccessibility to public transport (84%), poor public vehicle condition (76%) and longer-waiting time at bus stops (70%). These challenges have been blamed on weak policy framework and systematic withdrawal of governmentin public transport investment. Furthermore, binary logistics regression result shows that respondents travel behaviour is statistically influenced by their socioeconomic status (p<0.000). The Pseudo R-Square [Cox & Snell’s R-Square (36%) and Nagelkerke’s R (70%)] show that the model is relevant in predicting influence of vehicle ownership on travel behaviour. The study recommended among others, provision of quality public transport scheme with special features for disabled.https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2020-0003disabledelderlymobilitytravel behaviourcities |
| spellingShingle | Fasina Simeon Oluwagbenga Salisu Umar Obafemi Odufuwa Bashir Olufemi Akanmu AyobamiAdemola Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria Logi disabled elderly mobility travel behaviour cities |
| title | Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Travel Behaviour and Mobility Challenges of Disabled Elderly in Selected Cities of Ogun State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | travel behaviour and mobility challenges of disabled elderly in selected cities of ogun state nigeria |
| topic | disabled elderly mobility travel behaviour cities |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2020-0003 |
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