De Wet, T, Dzinotyiweyi, T and Ellison, GTH orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-6812 (2021) How might bicycle ownership/access and cycling expertise influence the design of cycling promotion interventions at the University of Johannesburg? Journal of American College Health, 69 (8). pp. 842-850. ISSN 0744-8481
Abstract
Objective: The present study examined potential barriers to cycle-based transport amongst undergraduate students, to inform the design of future cycling promotion interventions at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Participants: A total of 606 first, second and third year UJ undergraduates took part. Methods: Sociodemographic and economic determinants of bicycle/car ownership, cycling competency and behavior were evaluated using data derived from a 9-item questionnaire, before and after adjustment for measured confounders. Results: While 70% of respondents knew how to cycle, only 26% owned/had access to a bicycle, and only 18% had last cycled for transport. Bicycle ownership and competency were far commoner amongst male and older participants, and those whose parents had the means to own a car. Conclusions: Interventions to promote cycle-based transport must address the many (predominantly female) students who: have limited cycling competency; do not own/have access to a bicycle; or have little/no experience of cycling for transport.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of American College Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Bicycle, cycling, South Africa, student, University |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Clinical & Population Science Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2020 11:54 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2022 13:41 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/07448481.2020.1711761 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:158306 |