Socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin America: Cross-sectional findings from the ELANS study

Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify and characterise socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of transport & health 2020-03, Vol.16, p.100788, Article 100788
Hauptverfasser: Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes, Kovalskys, Irina, Fisberg, Mauro, Gómez, Georgina, Rigotti, Attilio, Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira, Yépez García, Martha Cecilia, Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella, Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella, Zimberg, Ioná Zalcman, Guajardo, Viviana, Pratt, Michael, Gonçalves, Priscila Bezerra, Rosales-Salas, Jorge, Cristi-Montero, Carlos, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando, Waddell, Heather, Petermann-Rocha, Fanny, Celis-Morales, Carlos A., Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Scholes, Shaun, Solé, Dirceu, Gómez Salas, Georgina, Koletzko, Berthold, Moreno, Luis A., Tucker, Katherine L., Amigo, María Paz, Janezic, Ximena, Cardini, Fernando, Echeverry, Myriam, Langsman, Martin, Grande de França, Natasha Aparecida, Echeverría, Guadalupe, Landaeta, Leslie, Castillo, Óscar, Sanabria, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Vargas, Luz Nayibe, Tobar, Luisa Fernanda, Castillo, Yuri Milena, Rojas, Rafael Monge, Chinnock, Anne, Cáceres, Mónica Villar, Ocampo, María Belén, Pareja Torres, Rossina, Liria, María Reyna, Meza, Krysty, Abad, Mellisa, Penny, Mary, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Landaeta, Maritza, Méndez, Betty, Vasquez, Maura, Rivas, Omaira, Meza, Carmen, Ruiz, Servando, Ramirez, Guillermo, Hernández, Pablo, Chiavegatto Filho, Alexandre D.P., Alberico, Claudia, Luis de Moraes Ferrari, Gerson
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Zusammenfassung:Active travel such as walking or cycling has been associated with more favorable health outcomes. However, evidence on patterns of transportation in Latin America is scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify and characterise socio-demographic patterns of public, private and active travel in Latin American countries. Data from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health, a population-based, cross-sectional survey conducted in eight Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela (n = 9218; age range: 15–65 years). Transportation modes include public (bus, taxi, subway and train), private (car and motorcycle) and active (walking and/or cycling). Outcomes for this study include time spent in different modes of transportation. We performed overall and country-specific descriptive analyses to examine differences by sex, age, socioeconomic and education level. For the overall cohort, public transport represent 34.9% of the total travel time, whereas private, walking and cycling represent 48.2%, 10.6% and 6.3% of the total travel time. Time spent using public travel was highest in Venezuela (48.4%); Peru had the highest proportions of private travel (52.5%); Time spent walking and cycling was highest in Costa Rica (14.8% and 12.2%, respectively). The average travel time spent in public and private transport were 299.5 min/week (95% CI: 292.4307.0) and 379.6 min/week (95% CI: 368.0, 391.5) respectively; figures for walking and cycling were 186.9 min/week (95% CI: 181.8, 191.9) and 201.1 min/week (95% CI: 187.8, 216.9). Public and private transport were the most common forms of travel in Latin America. Active travel (walking or cycling) represent 17% of total physical activity, therefore, promoting and providing the right infrastructure for active commuting could translate in increasing the population overall levels of physical activity in Latin America. Transporte activo como caminada o bicicleta ha sido asociado con una salud más favorable. Sin embrago, la evidencia en transporte activo en Latinoamérica es escasa. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este estudio fue cuantificar y describir las características sociodemográficas del transporte público, privado y activo en países de Latino América. Los datos provienen del “Estudio sobre Nutrición y Salud en Latinoamérica”, y fueron recogidos a través de encuestas nacionales en ocho países, incluyendo Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
ISSN:2214-1405
2214-1413
DOI:10.1016/j.jth.2019.100788