Sleep habits and traffic accidents in inter-provincial bus drivers of Arequipa, Peru

In order to determine sleep habits in bus drivers and their relationship to accidents in the city of Arequipa, Peru, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample of 166 drivers. Driving hours per day were 9.4 ± 3.7. 54% (89) drive over 4 hours without stopping; 74%...

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Published in:	Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 707 - 711
Main Authors:	Caso, Alex, Rey de Castro, Jorge, Rosales-Mayor, Edmundo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Peru Instituto Nacional de Salud 01-10-2014
Subjects:	accidentes de tránsito Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Adult fatiga Humans Male Peru - epidemiology privación del sueño Sleep Deprivation - epidemiology somnolencia Urban Health
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Summary:	In order to determine sleep habits in bus drivers and their relationship to accidents in the city of Arequipa, Peru, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample of 166 drivers. Driving hours per day were 9.4 ± 3.7. 54% (89) drive over 4 hours without stopping; 74% (123) drive at night; and 87% (145) sleep on the bus. 75% reported fatigue while driving (124). 27% (45) had drowsiness; 24% (40) reported having been in or on the verge of an accident while driving. Sleepiness or fatigue while driving was common in this population and their driving and rest habits could contribute to this.
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ISSN:	1726-4634 1726-4642
DOI:	10.17843/rpmesp.2014.314.122