Smoking Behavior and Driver’s Involvement in Road Traffic Accidents in Bangladesh

Smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause of death, and it is becoming more prevalent among adults in Bangladesh. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have been an outbreak in recent years, and smoking habits among bus-truck drivers in Bangladesh are on the rise. This study aims to determine the pre...

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Published in:International journal of mental health and addiction 2023-08, Vol.21 (4), p.2238-2254
Main Authors: Talukder, Mohammad Mahbub Alam, Mia, Md.Tuhin, Chowdhury, Nasreen Sultana, Shaikh, Nashir Uddin, Uddin, Mohammad Ala, Alam, Morshed, Ismael, Md
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Bus drivers
Cardiovascular disease
Chi-square test
Community and Environmental Psychology
Data collection
Fatalities
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health behavior
Health Psychology
Industrialized nations
Injuries
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Physiology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Rehabilitation
Sample size
Sampling techniques
Smoking
Tobacco
Traffic accidents & safety
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Summary:Smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause of death, and it is becoming more prevalent among adults in Bangladesh. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have been an outbreak in recent years, and smoking habits among bus-truck drivers in Bangladesh are on the rise. This study aims to determine the prevalence and pattern of smoking and smokeless tobacco use among the bus drivers of Dhaka City in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study included 424 questionnaire surveys with drivers (bus and truck) and 10 KIIs. Chi-squared tests were used to measure differences between various parameters (related to smoking habits and driving), while logistic regression models were used to determine the relationship between RTA risk factors and socio-demographic features and other variables. The study results show that about 75.9% of respondents were tobacco users, and among them, 75.9% use Sadapata . Therefore, 57.9% of respondents smoke while driving, and 75.6% used SLT 
ISSN:1557-1874
1557-1882
DOI:10.1007/s11469-021-00719-4