Socioeconomic status moderates the association between perceived environment and active commuting to school
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 52: 93, 2018. tab
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-979030
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the moderator effect of socioeconomic status in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.METHODS:
A total of 495 adolescents and their parents were interviewed. Perceived environment was operationalized in traffic and crime safety and assessed with the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. Active commuting was self-reported by the adolescents, categorized in walking, bicycling or skating at least one time/week. Socioeconomic status was used as moderator effect, reported from adolescents' parents or guardians using Brazilian standardized socioeconomic status classification. Analyses were performed with Poisson regression on Stata 12.0.RESULTS:
Prevalence of active commuting was 63%. Adolescents with low socioeconomic status who reported "it is easy to observe pedestrians and cyclists" were more likely to actively commute to school (PR = 1.18, 95%CI 1.03-1.13). Adolescents with low socioeconomic status whose parents or legal guardians reported positively to "being safe crossing the streets" had increased probability of active commuting to school (PR = 1.10, 95%CI 1.01-1.20), as well as those with high socioeconomic status with "perception of crime" were positively associated to the outcome (PR = 1.33, 95%CI 1.03-1.72).CONCLUSIONS:
Socioeconomic status showed moderating effects in the association between the perceived environment and active commuting to school.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Schools
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Social Environment
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Social Perception
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Residence Characteristics
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
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Equity and inequality
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Journal subject:
Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná/BR
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Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR