Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Active Transportation in Adults from Eight Latin American Countries

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo-Paredes, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorFarias-Valenzuela, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorKovalskys, Irina
dc.contributor.authorGomez, Georgina
dc.contributor.authorRigotti, Attilio
dc.contributor.authorYadira Cortes, Lilia
dc.contributor.authorYepez Garcia, Martha Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorPareja, Rossina G.
dc.contributor.authorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro
dc.contributor.authorDrenowatz, Clemens
dc.contributor.authorFerrero-Hernandez, Paloma
dc.contributor.authorFerrari, Gerson
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:01:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:01:57Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractNeighborhood built environment is associated with domain-specific physical activity. However, few studies with representative samples have examined the association between perceived neighborhood safety indicators and domain-specific active transportation in Latin America. This study aimed to examine the associations of perceived neighborhood safety with domain-specific active transportation in adults from eight Latin American countries. Data were obtained from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (n = 8547, aged 18-65). Active transportation (walking and cycling) was assessed using the long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Specifically, traffic density and speed as well as street lightening, visibility of residents regarding pedestrians and bicyclists, traffic lights and crosswalks, safety of public spaces during the day and at night, crime rate during the day and at night were used to evaluate perceived neighborhood safety. Slow traffic speeds, unsafe public spaces during the day, and crime during the day were associated with >= 10 min/week vs. <10 min/week of walking. Furthermore, drivers exceeding the speed limit and crime rate during the day were associated with reporting >= 10 min/week vs. <10 min/week of cycling. These results indicate a stronger association of the perceived neighborhood safety with walking compared to cycling.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph191912811
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912811
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92986
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000866857900001
dc.issue.numero19
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of environmental research and public health
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectactive transportation
dc.subjectactive commuting
dc.subjectbarriers
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePerceived Neighborhood Safety and Active Transportation in Adults from Eight Latin American Countries
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen19
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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