The Ciclovia and Cicloruta Programs

Promising Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Social Capital in Bogotá, Colombia

Bibliographic Data

ID11029398
AuthorsAndrea Torres (0000-0002-0799-6117, Andrea Torres and Christine Stauber are with the Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Olga L. Sarmiento is with Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Roberto Zarama is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes.), Olga L Sarmiento (0000-0002-9190-3568, Andrea Torres and Christine Stauber are with the Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Olga L. Sarmiento is with Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Roberto Zarama is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes.), Christine Stauber (0000-0002-2226-0976, Andrea Torres and Christine Stauber are with the Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Olga L. Sarmiento is with Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Roberto Zarama is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes.), Roberto Zarama (0000-0002-5018-9783, Andrea Torres and Christine Stauber are with the Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Olga L. Sarmiento is with Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. Roberto Zarama is with the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes.)
Year2013
Volume103
Issue2
Pagese23-e30
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.301142
PMID23237179
PMCIDPMC3558786
OpenAlexW2009493555
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited39

Objectives. We compared participants from the Ciclovia (streets temporarily closed to motorized vehicles and open for pedestrians) and Cicloruta (bicycle paths) programs in Bogotá, Colombia, to assess associations of program participation with physical activity, safety, social capital, and equity. Methods. We conducted 2 cross-sectional studies in October 2009 with intercept surveys: one among 1000 Ciclovia participants and the other among 1000 Cicloruta participants. Results. Most Ciclovia participants met the physical activity recommendation in leisure time (59.5%), and most Cicloruta participants met it by cycling for transportation (70.5%). Ciclovia participants reported a higher perception of safety (51.2% regarding traffic and 42.4% about crime) and social capital (odds ratio = 2.0; 95% confidence interval = 1.4, 2.8) than did Cicloruta users. Most Cicloruta users reported living in low socioeconomic status categories (53.1%), had lower educational attainment (27%), and did not own cars (82.9%). Most Ciclovia participants reported living in middle socioeconomic status categories (64%), had low-to-middle educational attainment (51.1%), and did not own cars (66.1%). Conclusions. The Ciclovia and Cicloruta programs have the potential to equitably promote physical activity and provide a mobility alternative in complex urban settings such as Bogotá

Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Equity (law) · Geography · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds · Odds ratio · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Social capital · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology

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