Open AccessThe Ciclovia and Cicloruta Programs: Promising Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Social Capital in Bogotá, Colombia
Author(s) -
Andrea Torres,
Olga L. Sarmiento,
Christine E. Stauber,
Roberto Zarama
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301142
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychological intervention , educational attainment , confidence interval , social capital , equity (law) , poison control , odds ratio , cross sectional study , occupational safety and health , odds , injury prevention , gerontology , psychology , demography , environmental health , geography , medicine , logistic regression , population , sociology , political science , social science , pathology , psychiatry , law
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.