Citation

Risco J, Ruiz P, Mariños A, Juarez A, Ramos M, Salmavides F, Vega J, Kruger H, Vizcarra D. Traffic Injury Prev. 2013; 14(2): 145-149.

Affiliation

Hypnos Instituto del Sueño , Lima , Perú

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2012.692493

PMID

23343023

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of excessive sleepiness (ES) in bus and auto-rickshaw drivers from Lima, Peru. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of Lima's bus and auto-rickshaw drivers to estimate ES prevalence in this population. Survey sites were private transportation companies, systematically selected with a snowball approach. ES was assessed with the Spanish-validated version of the Epworth sleep questionnaire (ESQ) with a cutoff score >10. We obtained relevant demographic information. Results: Four hundred and thirty-four bus and auto-rickshaw drivers were eligible for analysis. The overall ES prevalence was 32.7 percent (95% confidence interval [CI]: 28-37.2). ES prevalence was higher in bus drivers than in auto-rickshaw drivers, 38 percent (95% CI: 31.7-44.2) and 26.9 percent (95% CI: 20.6-33.1), respectively (P = .01). We used data from all subjects to obtain regression equations for ESQ score with several predictors. Being a bus driver, working additional nighttime hours per week, having depression or anxiety, and alcohol abuse had small but significant associations with ESQ scores. Conclusion: ES prevalence in Lima's public transportation drivers is in a medium range as suggested by previous regional studies.

Language: en