The Indus Health Network, Indus Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
East Mediterr Health J. 2020 Oct 13;26(10):1233-1241. doi: 10.26719/emhj.20.059.
Work-related stress has become a global public health problem among occupational drivers. However, it is a highly neglected topic in the Pakistani population.
This study was conducted to identify the stress-inducing factors in occupational drivers in Karachi and to determine the relationship of stressors with sociodemographic and occupational factors among bus, minibus, rickshaw, taxi and private vehicle drivers.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February to October 2017 through a validated structured questionnaire. A total of 384 occupational drivers were recruited through non-probability quota sampling. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, medical history and stress-inducing factors in drivers was obtained. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS, version 21. The Chi-squared test was applied to see the association between categorical variables.
Traffic jam was the most significant cause of stress (n = 377, 98.2%), followed by condition of the roads (n = 356, 92.7%) and the lights of other vehicles (n = 339, 88.3%).
Numerous stress-inducing factors are experienced by occupational drivers in Karachi. This could possibly result in decreased precision and judgment while driving resulting in increased number of accidents.
工作相关压力已成为全球职业驾驶员人群中的公共卫生问题。然而，在巴基斯坦人群中，这是一个被高度忽视的问题。
本研究旨在识别卡拉奇职业驾驶员的压力诱发因素，并确定压力源与公交车、小巴、人力车、出租车和私家车驾驶员的社会人口学和职业因素之间的关系。
2017 年 2 月至 10 月进行了一项横断面调查，采用经过验证的结构化问卷。通过非概率配额抽样共招募了 384 名职业驾驶员。收集驾驶员的社会人口学特征、病史和压力诱发因素信息。使用 SPSS 版本 21 进行统计分析。卡方检验用于分析分类变量之间的关系。
交通堵塞是最主要的压力源（n = 377，98.2%），其次是道路状况（n = 356，92.7%）和其他车辆的灯光（n = 339，88.3%）。
卡拉奇的职业驾驶员经历了许多压力诱发因素。这可能会导致驾驶时的精度和判断力下降，从而导致事故增加。
