TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between public transport accessibility around homes and schools and walking and cycling among adolescents
AU - Zulkefli, Syafiqah Hannah Binte
AU - Barr, Alison
AU - Singh, Ankur
AU - Carver, Alison
AU - Mavoa, Suzanne
AU - Scheurer, Jan
AU - Badland, Hannah
AU - Bentley, Rebecca
N1 - Funding Information:
The Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) for the provision of the VISTA data, partnership support and expert advice. The Victorian Roads Corporation (VicRoads) for the provision of VITM data, partnership support and expert advice. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) project funding, partnership support and expert advice. The Australian Research Council (ARC) for project funding (LP140100680). SM is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (#11201035). HB is supported by an RMIT University Vice Chancellor?s Senior Research Fellowship and is the 2018 Australian Health Promotion Association Thinker in Residence. RB is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (150100131).
Funding Information:
Funding: The Victorian Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) for the provision of the VISTA data, partnership support and expert advice. The Victorian Roads Corporation (VicRoads) for the provision of VITM data, partnership support and expert advice. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) project funding, partnership support and expert advice. The Australian Research Council (ARC) for project funding (LP140100680). SM is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (#11201035). HB is supported by an RMIT University Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship and is the 2018 Australian Health Promotion Association Thinker in Residence. RB is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (150100131).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - 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; n = 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.
AB - 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; n = 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.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Household travel survey
KW - Physical activity
KW - Public transport accessibility
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U2 - 10.3390/children7040030
DO - 10.3390/children7040030
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102764411
SN - 2227-9067
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Children
JF - Children
IS - 4
M1 - 30
ER -