Citation

Jayatilleke AU, Nakahara S, Dharmaratne SD, Jayatilleke AC, Poudel KC, Jimba M. Inj. Prev. 2009; 15(2): 80-86.

Affiliation

Department of International Community Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2008.018937

PMID

19346419

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of working conditions of private-bus drivers on bus crashes in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out from August to September 2006. All private-bus drivers registered in Kandy district and involved in crashes reported to the police between November 2005 and April 2006 (n = 63) were selected as cases. Two control groups were included: private-bus drivers working on the same routes as the case drivers (n = 90) and private-bus drivers selected randomly from other routes of the district (n = 111). Data were collected using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Associations between working conditions and crashes were analysed using logistic regression. RESULTS: A strong association was observed between drivers' disagreements about working hours and bus crashes (matched controls, adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 5.98, 95% CI 1.02 to 34.90; unmatched controls, AOR 18.74, 95% CI 2.00 to 175.84). A significant association was also observed between low salaries (

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