Sociodemographic and Built Environment Associates of Travel to School by Car among New Zealand Adolescents : Meta-Analysis

Travelling to school by car diminishes opportunities for physical activity and contributes to traffic congestion and associated noise and air pollution. This meta-analysis examined sociodemographic characteristics and built environment associates of travelling to school by car compared to using active transport among New Zealand (NZ) adolescents. Four NZ studies (2163 adolescents) provided data on participants' mode of travel to school, individual and school sociodemographic characteristics, distance to school and home-neighbourhood built-environment features. A one-step meta-analysis using individual participant data was performed in SAS. A final multivariable model was developed using stepwise logistic regression. Overall, 60.6% of participants travelled to school by car. When compared with active transport, travelling to school by car was positively associated with distance to school. Participants residing in neighbourhoods with high intersection density and attending medium deprivation schools were less likely to travel to school by car compared with their counterparts. Distance to school, school level deprivation and low home neighbourhood intersection density are associated with higher likelihood of car travel to school compared with active transport among NZ adolescents. Comprehensive interventions focusing on both social and built environment factors are needed to reduce car travel to school.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 17(2020), 23 vom: 07. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mandic, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Garrett, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Hopkins, Debbie [VerfasserIn]
Mindell, Jennifer S [VerfasserIn]
Tautolo, El Shadan [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Melody [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Built environment
Driving
Journal Article
Meta-analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
School
Transport

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.01.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph17239138

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318629305