Vakili Veda, Zarifian Ahmad Reza, Khadem-Rezaiyan Majid
Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Jan 10;7:5. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_44_17. eCollection 2018.
The development of public transportation (PT) is a crucial issue in the modern societies. The aim of this study was to assess the status of PT usage among the population residing in Mashhad.
In a cross-sectional design, 464 citizens of Mashhad filled a checklist about PT-use (i.e., bus, taxi, and metro) to find their supporting and opposing factors in 2014. Chi-square, Mann-Whitney, Student's -test, and logistic regressions were used for inferential analysis in SPSS 11.5.
Mean age was 30.02 ± 11.24 years and 57% (263) were female. Bus (169, 50%) was the most popular PT means, followed by metro (98, 29%) and taxi (74, 21%). Most transportations were happened at morning (248, 35%) and evening (221, 31%). Increasing age (odds ratio [OR] =1.04, confidence interval [CI] 95% = 1.008-1.07), higher education (OR = 2.91, CI 95% = 1.14-7.38), being homemaker (OR = 2.97, CI 95% = 1.19-7.36), or student (OR = 2.91, CI 95% = 1.14-7.38) were predictors of PT-use.
Individual preference between PT and driving is associated with social, economic, and cultural aspects of a population. Recognizing the influencing factors can help to design population-oriented services.
公共交通（PT）的发展是现代社会中的一个关键问题。本研究的目的是评估居住在马什哈德的人群使用公共交通的状况。
采用横断面设计，2014年有464名马什哈德市民填写了一份关于使用公共交通（即公交车、出租车和地铁）的清单，以找出他们支持和反对使用公共交通的因素。在SPSS 11.5中，使用卡方检验、曼-惠特尼检验、学生t检验和逻辑回归进行推断分析。
平均年龄为30.02±11.24岁，57%（263人）为女性。公交车（169人，50%）是最受欢迎的公共交通方式，其次是地铁（98人，29%）和出租车（74人，21%）。大多数出行发生在上午（248次，35%）和晚上（221次，31%）。年龄增长（比值比[OR]=1.04，95%置信区间[CI]=1.008 - 1.07）、高等教育程度（OR = 2.91，CI 95% = 1.14 - 7.38）、家庭主妇身份（OR = 2.97，CI 95% = 1.19 - 7.36）或学生身份（OR = 2.91，CI 95% = 1.14 - 7.38）是使用公共交通的预测因素。
公共交通与自驾之间的个人偏好与人群的社会、经济和文化方面相关。认识到这些影响因素有助于设计以人群为导向的服务。
