This study evaluates whether parental provision of transportation for physical activity is associated with child/adolescent moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, while also evaluating community-level poverty. Self- and parental-reported surveys were administered with parents/caregivers and children in the Healthy Communities Study (N = 5138). Associations between individual-level demographics, community-level poverty, parental provision of transportation for physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity were examined in multi-level models. Even when accounting for community-level poverty, which was significantly associated with lower moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, parental provision of transportation for physical activity was positively associated with greater moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. This study provides evidence for the importance of considering multiple systems of influence (e.g., community and individual factors) and considering how gaps in physical activity transportation for youth can be addressed in future health policies.

本研究评估了父母为体育活动提供交通工具是否与儿童/青少年中等到剧烈的体育活动相关，同时还评估了社区层面的贫困。在健康社区研究（N = 5138）。在多层次模型中研究了个人层面的人口统计数据、社区层面的贫困、父母为体育活动提供的交通工具以及中度到剧烈的体育活动之间的关联。即使考虑到与较低的中等至剧烈的身体活动显着相关的社区贫困，父母为身体活动提供交通工具与更多的中等至剧烈的身体活动呈正相关。这项研究提供了考虑多重影响系统（例如，社区和个人因素）以及考虑如何在未来的卫生政策中解决青少年体育活动交通方面的差距的重要性的证据。