Active travel and paratransit use in African cities: Mixed-method systematic review and meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT: Active travel, as a key form of physical activity, can help offset noncommunicable diseases as rapidly urbanising countries undergo epidemiological transition. In Africa a human mobility transition is underway as cities sprawl and motorization rises and preserving active travel modes (walking, cycling and public transport) is important for public health. Across the continent, public transport is dominated by paratransit, privately owned informal modes serving the general public. We reviewed the literature on active travel and paratransit in African cities, published from January 2008 to January 2019. We included 19 quantitative, 14 mixed-method and 8 qualitative studies (n = 41), narratively synthesizing the quantitative data and meta-ethnographically analysing the qualitative data. Integr

SUBMITTER: Randall L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature