| Literature DB >> 22243904 |
Jason A Mendoza1, Kathy Watson, Tzu-An Chen, Tom Baranowski, Theresa A Nicklas, Doris K Uscanga, Marcus J Hanfling.
Abstract
Walking school buses (WSB) increased children's physical activity, but impact on pedestrian safety behaviors (PSB) is unknown. We tested the feasibility of a protocol evaluating changes to PSB during a WSB program. Outcomes were school-level street crossing PSB prior to (Time 1) and during weeks 4-5 (Time 2) of the WSB. The protocol collected 1252 observations at Time 1 and 2548 at Time 2. Mixed model analyses yielded: intervention schoolchildren had 5-fold higher odds (p<0.01) of crossing at the corner/crosswalk but 5-fold lower odds (p<0.01) of stopping at the curb. The protocol appears feasible for documenting changes to school-level PSB.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22243904 PMCID： PMC3259456 DOI： 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Place ISSN： 1353-8292 Impact factor: 4.078