Heroda Gebru, Negussie Deyissia, Girmay Medhin, Helmut Kloos
The Association of Sanitation and Hygiene Practices With Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Under-14 Children in Rural Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study
Environmental health insights
active transport school associated higher levels physical activity children promotion active transport therefore gained attention potential target increase childrens physical activity levels recent studies recognized distance home school important predictor active travel among children studies yet use promising global positioning system gps methods objectively assess active transport study aims explore active transport school relation distance home school among sample dutch elementary school children using gps seventynine children aged 611 years recruited six schools located five cities netherlands children asked wear gps receiver one week measurements conducted december 2008 april 2009 based gps recordings distance trips home school calculated addition mode transport ie walking cycling motorized transport determined using average maximum speed gps tracks proportion walking cycling trips school determined relation distance home school school trips recorded n812 792 classified active transport average active commuting trips distance 422 meters average speed 52 kmhour proportion walking trips declined significantly increased school trip distance whereas proportion cycling trips 123 p001 motorized transport 361 p001 increased almost gps tracks less 300 meters actively commuted tracks 900 meters half passively commuted current research setting active transport home school frequently used mode travel increasing distance seems associated higher levels passive transport results relevant involved decisions site schools residences may affect healthy behavior among children