scholarly journals Hearing risk in motorcycle taxi drivers of a Southern Brazilian city

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Juliana De Conto ◽  
Samyr Gerges ◽  
Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Hearing Assessment ◽  
Working Day ◽  
Stress Fatigue ◽  
Motorcycle Taxi ◽  
Workplace Noise

ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the hearing profile of motorcycle taxi drivers and analyze the risk of their exposure to noise. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 17 motorcycle taxi drivers of a city on the Southern coast of Brazil, in 2008. Noise was measured at workplace and during a standard route. The dose of exposure to noise was calculated, a questionnaire on the perception of auditory and extra-auditory effects was applied and an auditory hearing assessment through threshold tonal audiometry was performed. Results: at workplace, noise was around 73dBA (decibels, A scale), and while commuting, noise was above 100% for a 12-hour working day. Strain and stress/fatigue after work were reported by 58.8% of the subjects and 52.9% of them showed hearing losses, five presenting characteristic noise-induced hearing losses (NIHL). However, the motorcycle taxi drivers did not associate the adverse health effects to the continuous exposure to noise. Conclusion: the motorcycle taxi drivers presented hearing risk, 29% of them presenting hearing alterations with characteristics suggestive of noise-induced hearing loss, which makes the implementation of auditory conservation programs of extremely importance for this class of workers.

scholarly journals Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Risiko Musculoskeletal Disoders (MSDs) pada Driver Ojek Online Wanita Kota Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Agnes Ferusgel ◽  
Masni Masni ◽  
Nur Asni Arti
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Work Attitude ◽  
A Value ◽  
Motorcycle Taxi ◽  
Coefficient Of Regression

MSDS is one of the occupational health problems found in various countries. MSDS can occur due to nutritional status, length of work, years of service and work attitude. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the risk of Muscoloskeletal Disoders (MSDs) in Medan's women's motorcycle taxi drivers. This research was quantitative with cross sectional study design. The population in this study were all female online motorcycle taxi drivers (Go-Jek), amounting to 40 people and all of them became samples. Data analysis used Pearson statistical tests and simple linear regression. The results showed that there was an influence of tenure (p = 0.001) and work attitude (p = 0,000) on MSDs complaints on female ojek-online workers in Medan City and there was no influence on nutritional status and length of work on MSDs complaints on female ojek-online workers in the city of Medan. The coefficient of regression determination showed a value of 0.625 indicating that the variable of tenure and work attitude were able to explain variations in MSDs complaints on female ojeg-online workers by 62.5%. It is expected that the company can make regulations regarding working hours for female online motorcycle taxi drivers so as to limit the exposure of workers and it is expected that female online motorcycle taxi drivers can relax while waiting for passengers. Keywords: MSDs; ojek online driver; women ABSTRAK MSDS merupakan salah satu permasalahan kesehatan terkait pekerjaan yang ditemukan di berbagai Negara. MSDS dapat terjadi akibat dari status gizi, lama kerja, masa kerja dan sikap kerja. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis faktor yang mempengaruhi Risiko Muscoloskeletal Disoders (MSDs) pada driver ojek-online wanita Kota Medan. Penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan desain studi potong lintang. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh driver ojek online (Go-Jek) wanita yang berjumlah 40 orang dan seluruhnya menjadi sampel.. Sikap kerja diamati dengan metode REBA dan MSDS di amati dengan nordic map. Analisis data menggunakan uji statistik Pearson dan regresi linear sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada pengaruh masa kerja (p=0,001) dan sikap kerja (p=0,000) terhadap keluhan MSDs pada pekerja ojek-online wanita di Kota Medan dan tidak ada pengaruh status gizi dan lama kerja terhadap keluhan MSDs pada pekerja ojek-online wanita di Kota Medan. Koefisien determinasi regresi menunjukkan nilai 0,625 menunjukkan bahwa variabel masa kerja dan sikap kerja mampu menjelaskan variasi keluhan MSDs pada pekerja ojek-online wanita sebesar 62,5%. Diharapkan Bagi Perusahaan dapat membuat peraturan mengenai jam kerja pada driver ojek online wanita sehingga dapat membatasi keterpaparan pekerja dan diharapkan bagi driver ojek online wanita dapat melakukan relaksasi disela-sela menunggu penumpang. Kata kunci: MSDs; driver ojek online; wanita

scholarly journals Pattern of alcohol consumption among motorcycle taxi drivers

Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e43603
Author(s):  
Jhones Moreira da Silva ◽  
Renan Alves Silva ◽  
Fernanda Matos Fernandes Castelo Branco
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Motorcycle Taxi

Objective: to identify the factors associated with the pattern of alcohol consumption among motorcycle taxi drivers. Methods: cross-sectional study, carried out with 68 motorcycle taxi professionals. A socio-demographic questionnaire, work-related aspects, traffic accidents and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification were used, for the pattern of alcohol use. The Chi-square and Fisher’s exact association tests were used for data analysis and logistic regression. Results: it was found that 48.5% consumed alcoholic beverages, 75.0% had low risk consumption, 16.2% risk, 7.4% harmful use and 1.5% possible dependence. The variables that obtained significance were naturalness, use of alcoholic beverages and quantity of drinks drunk in the day. Conclusion: there was a trend between naturalness and risky consumption. In addition, using alcoholic beverages monthly and the amount of doses greater than five doses, on the same day, increased 20 times and 10.0% more the chance of triggering problematic alcohol consumption.

scholarly journals Half-Marathon and Full-Marathon Runners' Hydration Practices and Perceptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric K. O'Neal ◽  
Jonathan E. Wingo ◽  
Mark T. Richardson ◽  
James D. Leeper ◽  
Yasmine H. Neggers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Little Rock ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marathon Runners ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Urine Color ◽  
Expected Performance ◽  
Z Scores

Context: The behaviors and beliefs of recreational runners with regard to hydration maintenance are not well elucidated. Objective: To examine which beverages runners choose to drink and why, negative performance and health experiences related to dehydration, and methods used to assess hydration status. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Marathon registration site. Patients or Other Participants: Men (n = 146) and women (n = 130) (age = 38.3 ± 11.3 years) registered for the 2010 Little Rock Half-Marathon or Full Marathon. Intervention(s): A 23-item questionnaire was administered to runners when they picked up their race timing chips. Main Outcome Measure(s): Runners were separated into tertiles (Low, Mod, High) based on z scores derived from training volume, expected performance, and running experience. We used a 100-mm visual analog scale with anchors of 0 (never) and 100 (always). Total sample responses and comparisons between tertile groups for questionnaire items are presented. Results: The High group (58±31) reported greater consumption of sport beverages in exercise environments than the Low (42 ± 35 mm) and Mod (39 ± 32 mm) groups (P < .05) and perceived sport beverages to be superior to water in meeting hydration needs (P < .05) and improving performance during runs greater than 1 hour (P < .05). Seventy percent of runners experienced 1 or more incidents in which they believed dehydration resulted in a major performance decrement, and 45% perceived dehydration to have resulted in adverse health effects. Twenty percent of runners reported monitoring their hydration status. Urine color was the method most often reported (7%), whereas only 2% reported measuring changes in body weight. Conclusions: Greater attention should be paid to informing runners of valid techniques to monitor hydration status and developing an appropriate individualized hydration strategy.

scholarly journals Risk Factors Associated to Obesity in Cycle-Taxi Drivers of Mexico City’s Historic Downtown

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Luis David Berrones Sanz ◽  
María Guadalupe de Dios Bravo ◽  
Exiquio Cesar González Peña ◽  
Victoria Alejandra Muro Báez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
Related Risk

From the perspective of social reproduction, the focus of this study is placed on the collective practice of diet in bike taxi drivers (or rickshaws) of Mexico City’s historic downtown, analyzed as key element in a characteristic pathologic profile observed in health/disease conditions, particularly as the cause for overweight, obesity, dyslipidemias, and factors associated to metabolic syndrome. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 110 (90.2%) drivers. A survey was used to collect data on diet habits, working conditions and lifestyle. Anthropometric measurements and blood samples were taken to analyze biochemical parameters in order to assess the subjects’ health status and establish obesity-related risk factors. The results reveal that average daily soda consumption is 1.6 liters (54 fl. oz.), an equivalent of 629 kilocalories per day. Vegetables are consumed 3.1 times per week and 65.7 kilograms (145 pounds) of corn tortillas are consumed per year. Obesity is associated to the number of years a person has been driving a bike taxi [χ2(2, N = 99) = 6.747, p = 0.034]. 69.1% is overweight or obese, 63.3% has hypertriglyceridemia and 49.1% meet three or more criteria to be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome according to the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III). Drivers’ intake of sugary drinks and junk food is high, while recommended food intake like vegetables, fruits, legumes and white meat is low. Ongoing campaigns are recommended to promote healthy food intake, avoid sugary drinks intake and facilitate water consumption.

scholarly journals Factors related to smoking behavior of students in Traditional Pesantren Aceh Besar, Indonersian in 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (06) ◽  
pp. 4495-4500
Author(s):  
Ismail . ◽  
Teuku Tahlil ◽  
Nurussalam . ◽  
Dan Zurnila Marli Kesuma
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
The Social

Smoking is a serious issue causing a variety of adverse health effects. However, pesantrens (Islamic boarding schools) do not prohibit smoking, their leaders and teachers also smoke, and cigarettes are sold freely outside. The students have further admitted that anyone may smoke any where and that no socialization on smoking has ever been conducted in pesantrens.The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between the student smoking behavior, knowledge, and attitudes towards the social marketing mix in traditional pesantrens.This study employed a descriptive analytics with the cross sectional study design.The total sample was 162 students from a pesantren in Aceh Besar, Indonesia.The results showed that there were significant relationships between student smoking behavior and age (p-value = 0.031), and parents’ smoking behavior (p-value= 0.003), and peersmoking behavior (p-value =0.000), and knowledge of the social marketing mix (p-value= 0.010), and attitudes (p-value = 0.000) towards the social marketing mix. It is thus recommended tha tall parties develop a pesantren as one of the focus areas of smoking prevention activities

Assessment of Risks Associated with Short-Term Use of Mefloquine in Canadian Forces Members: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
pp. 42-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vaillancourt ◽  
J. Ma ◽  
J. Sampalis
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Canadian Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Adverse Health ◽  
Military Members ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Media Reports

Background: Media reports have implicated mefloquine as a contributor to adverse health effects experienced by military members serving in areas where chloroquine-resistant malaria is endemic. A systematic retrospective review has been undertaken to evaluate the health effects seen in members who received mefloquine for chemoprophylaxis against malaria. Methods: Medical records of Regular Canadian Forces (CF) personnel who served in Somalia between 1992 and 1993 were reviewed by trained data extractors. All health effects recorded during treatment with mefloquine were assigned ICD-10-CA codes. Data extractors also noted if the effect has been reported with mefloquine, and rated the severity of the effect. Cohen's kappa was calculated to determine concordance between extractors, and descriptive statistics used to report the health effects seen. Results: The majority of the 1413 subjects identified were male (96%). A total of 5019 adverse health effects were recorded in the medical records, most of which were mild in severity. At least one adverse effect which could potentially have been related to mefloquine was reported in 74.7% ( n = 1056) of subjects. Of the adverse effects recorded, 21 were classified by the data extractors as major (18 cases affecting the nervous system and 3 cardiovascular system effects). These results are consistent with those reported in other populations. Conclusions: The results of this study have been applied to guide development of policies governing the provision of chemoprophylaxis during subsequent military missions. In particular, resources have been allocated to formalize the counselling provided to members regarding antimalarials and prevention of malaria infection.

scholarly journals Smoking susceptibility among non-smoking school-going adolescents in Malaysia: findings from a national school-based survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e031164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuang Hock Lim ◽  
Sumarni Mohd Ghazali ◽  
Hui Li Lim ◽  
Kee Chee Cheong ◽  
Chien Huey Teh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
School Based ◽  
Susceptibility To Smoking ◽  
Smoking Susceptibility

ObjectiveThe identification of susceptible non-smoking adolescents is an essential step in reducing smoking initiation among adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and factors associated with smoking susceptibility among non-smoking school-going adolescents in Malaysia.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingPrimary and secondary schools in Malaysia.Participants11 246 non-smoking school-going adolescents.Outcome measuresThe prevalence and factors associated with smoking susceptibility among non-smoking school-going adolescents in Malaysia.ResultsApproximately 14% of non-smokers were susceptible to smoking, and the prevalence of susceptibility was significantly higher among males, ever-smokers and e-cigarette users. The odds of susceptibility to smoking were higher among males, e-cigarette users, those aged 12 years and under and those who had ever smoked or tried cigarettes. Students from schools with educational programmes on the health effects of second-hand smoke (SHS) and who perceived smoking to be harmful were less likely to be susceptible to smoking.ConclusionSmoking susceptibility is prevalent among school-going adolescents. A comprehensive approach that enhances or reinforces health education programmes on the adverse health effects of smoking and SHS among school children, that considers multiple factors and that involves all stakeholders is urgently needed to reduce the prevalence of smoking susceptibility among vulnerable subgroups, as identified from the present findings.

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