Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano (Dec 2021)

Active commuting to work among teachers of public basic education of the state of Minas Gerais

  • Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva,
  • Vítor Fonseca Bastos,
  • Geane Hellen Leal Mota,
  • Gabriel Oliveira Mota,
  • Nayra Suze Souza e Silva,
  • Marise Fagundes Silveira,
  • Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito,
  • Lucineia de Pinho,
  • Desirée Sant’Ana Haikal

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23

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The aim of the study was to verify the prevalence and factors associated with active transport to work among public basic education teachers in the state of Minas Gerais. An epidemiological survey of the websurvey type was carried out with teachers from the state public system of basic education in Minas Gerais and collection took place from August to September 2020 via digital form. The dependent variable was active transport to work and the crude and adjusted Poisson Regression was used. 15,641 teachers participated in the study. Of these, 26.1% were actively commuting to work. There was a higher prevalence among women (PR=1.08; 95%CI 1.01; 1.17), those aged 41 to 59 years (PR=1.20; 95%CI 1.12;1.28), from the urban area (PR=1.51; 95%CI 1.37;1.66), with lower family income (PR=1.75; 95%CI 1.48;1.93), those with working time greater than 20 years old (PR=1.27; 95%CI 1.19;1.35), who work in teaching for up to 39 hours per week (PR=1.15; 95%CI 1.06;1.25), with eutrophic weight (PR=1.09; 95%CI 1.02;1.17) and those who practiced physical activity 5 times or more a week (PR=1.25; 95%CI 1.15;1.36). The results showed that there is a significant prevalence of teachers who do not carry out active transport to work. The highest prevalence of active transport to work was significantly associated with several variables, among which the census area and family income stand out. Incentives are needed to promote active transportation among teachers.

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