title: [Use and non-use of pedestrian bridges in Mexico City. The pedestrian perspective].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the motives for using and not using pedestrian bridges (PB).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was conducted of a sample of pedestrian users and non-users of PB; a logistic regression model was used to analyze the motives for use and non-use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of non-use was 50.5 % of 813 surveyed pedestrians; the principal reason to use a PB was safety, and not to use it was "laziness". There were significant differences when analyzing the reason of non-use in the age groups 19 to 36 years, adjusted for education and physical characteristics of the PB ([aOR=1.7; 95 % CI=1.06-2.86] and [ORa.1.9; 95 % CI=1.14-3.33], respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study allow us to identify important aspects to consider--from the perspective of the pedestrians--when constructing new PB and improving existing PB to increase use in areas with a high risk of pedestrian injuries.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-Solórzano
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campuzano-Rincón
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Hernández
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chias-Becerril
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reséndiz-López
authors.forename: Harvey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Restrepo
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baranda-Sepúlveda
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franco-Arias
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Híjar
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002958:City Planning; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult