Prevalence and associated factors of chronic non-communicable diseases among cross-country truck drivers in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are diseases that are not transmitted from one person to another. Currently, NCDs are the primary causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Truck driving is an occupation that prone drivers to risk factors for NCDs than other occupations. Eventhough risk of developing NCDs among these population is high, studies that showed the prevalence and associated factors of chronic NCDs among truck drivers in Ethiopia are not available. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of chronic NCDs among truck drivers in Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 cross-country truck drivers at the Modjo dry port in Ethiopia. The interviwer-administered questionnaire technique was used to

SUBMITTER: Yosef T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature