Citation

Hidalgo-Solorzano E, Campuzano-Rincón J, Rodríguez-Hernández JM, Chias-Becerril L, Reséndiz-López H, Sánchez-Restrepo H, Baranda-Sepúlveda B, Franco-Arias C, Híjar-Medina MC. Salud Publica Mex. 2010; 52(6): 502-510.

Vernacular Title

Motivos de uso y no uso de puentes peatonales en la Ciudad de Mexico. La

Affiliation

Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21271008

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. To analyze the motives for using and not using pedestrian bridges (PB). MATERIAL AND METHODS. A cross-sectional survey was conducted of a sample of pedestrian users and non-users of PB; a logistic regression model was used to analyze the motives for use and non-use. RESULTS. The prevalence of non-use was 50.5 % of 813 surveyed pedestrians; the principal reason to use a PB was safety, and not to use it was "laziness". There were significant differences when analyzing the reason of non-use in the age groups 19 to 36 years, adjusted for education and physical characteristics of the PB ([aOR=1.7; 95 % CI=1.06-2.86] and [ORa.1.9; 95 % CI=1.14-3.33], respectively). CONCLUSIONS. The results of this study allow us to identify important aspects to consider "from the perspective of the pedestrians" when constructing new PB and improving existing PB to increase use in areas with a high risk of pedestrian injuries.

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