Active commuting to work among teachers of public basic education of the state of Minas Gerais

Abstract - The aim of the study was to verify the prevalence and factors associated with active transport to work among public basic education teachers in the state of Minas Gerais. An epidemiological survey of the websurvey type was carried out with teachers from the state public system of basic education in Minas Gerais. The collection took place from August to September 2020 via digital form. The dependent variable was active transport to work and the crude; and adjusted Poisson Regression was used. 15,641 teachers participated in the study, of which, 26.1% were actively commuting to work. There was a higher prevalence among women (PR=1.08; 95%CI 1.01; 1.17), aged 41 to 59 years (PR=1.20; 95%CI 1.12;1.28), from the urban area (PR=1.51; 95%CI 1.37;1.66), with lower family income (PR=1.75; 95%CI 1.48;1.93), those with working time higher than 20 years (PR=1.27; 95%CI 1.19;1.35), who work as teachers for up to 39 hours per week (PR=1.15; 95%CI 1.06;1.25), with eutrophic weight (PR=1.09; 95%CI 1.02;1.17) and those who practiced physical activity 5 times or more a week (PR=1.25; 95%CI 1.15;1.36). The results showed that there is a significant prevalence of teachers who do not carry out active transport to work. The highest prevalence of active transport to work was significantly associated with several variables, among which the census area and family income. Incentives are needed to promote active transportation among teachers. Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao transporte ativo para o trabalho entre professores da educação básica pública do estado de Minas Gerais. Foi realizado inquérito epidemiológico do tipo websurvey com professores da rede pública estadual de educação básica de Minas Gerais e a coleta ocorreu de agosto a setembro de 2020 via formulário digital. A variável dependente foi o transporte ativo para o trabalho e foi utilizada a Regressão de Poisson bruta e ajustada. Participaram do estudo 15.641 professores. Desses, 26,1% faziam transporte ativo para o trabalho. Houve maior prevalência entre as mulheres (RP=1,08; IC95% 1,01; 1,17), aqueles com idade de 41 a 59 anos (RP=1,20; IC95% 1,12;1,28), da área urbana (RP=1,51; IC95% 1,37;1,66), com menor renda familiar (RP=1,75; IC95% 1,48;1,93), os com tempo de trabalho superior a 20 anos (RP=1,27; IC95% 1,19;1,35), que trabalham na docência em até 39 horas semanais (RP=1,15; IC95% 1,06;1,25), com peso eutrófico (RP=1,09; IC95% 1,02;1,17) e aqueles que