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Table 2 Prevalence of alcohol and marijuana use among commercial drivers (sub categories) of Pakistan

From: Alcohol and marijuana use while driving--an unexpected crash risk in Pakistani commercial drivers: a cross-sectional survey

 

Participants n(%)

(N = 857)

Alcohol users (n = 54)

(n(%, 95% CI))

Marijuana Users (n = 196)

(n (%, 95%CI))

Alcohol & Marijuana (n = 39)

(n (%, 95%CI))

Type of respondent

    

Truckers

461 (53.8)

46 (9.9, 6.8-14.1)

137 (29.9, 24.9-35.4)

35 (7.7, 5-11.8)

Passenger Vehicle Drivers

396 (46.2)

8 (1.9, 1.2-3.2)

59 (14.7, 10.9-19.5)

4 (0.9, 0.5-1.8)

p-value

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Age (yrs)

    

18-29

217 (25.3)

9 (4.3, 2.5-7.5)

47 (21.7, 16.9-27.3)

8 (3.7, 2-6.9)

30-39

303 (35.4)

16 (5.3, 3.4-8.3)

76 (25.1, 20.3-30.5)

12 (4.1, 2.4-7.1)

40-49

232 (27.1)

17 (6.8, 4.6-9.8)

51 (21.8, 17.4-26.9)

8 (3.5, 1.9-6.5)

≥ 50

105 (12.3)

12 (11.3, 6.2-19.7)

22 (21.4, 15.5-28.7)

11 (10.1, 5.8-17.1)

p-value

 

0.03

0.56

0.006

Ethnicity

    

Punjabi

385 (44.9)

15 (3.5, 2.3-5.3)

65 (17, 13.6-21)

8 (2, 1.1-3.5)

Sindhi

62 (7.2)

9 (15.1, 8.6-25.3)

32 (51.8, 41.8-61.7)

9 (15.1, 8.6-25.3)

Pathan

242 (28.2)

20 (8.2, 4.9-13.6)

51 (21.1, 16.4-26.7)

16 (6.6, 3.4-12.2)

Kashmiri

102 (11.9)

5 (5.2, 1.6-8.7)

33 (31.8, 24.1-43.2)

3 (3.1, 1.3-7.4)

Others

66 (7.7)

5 (7.8, 0.7-9.6)

15 (22.7, 15.5-31.8)

3 (4.8, 2.1-10.8)

p-value

 

0.002

< 0.001

< 0.001

Education (yrs of schooling)

    

No schooling

130 (15.2)

8 (6.2, 3.1-12.2)

28 (21.7, 15.4-29.7)

5 (3.8, 1.3-10.4)

1-5 yrs

332 (38.7)

26 (7.9, 5.1-12.1)

89 (26.7, 21.8-32.2)

23 (6.8, 4.3-10.5)

6-10 yrs

356 (41.5)

17 (4.4, 2.8-6.7)

65 (18.2, 14.5-22.5)

9 (2.6, 1.5-4.6)

> 10 yrs

19 (2.2)

3 (13.2, -0.2-5.1))

4 (19.7, 8.5-39.4))

2 (13.2, 4.5-32.5)

p-value

 

0.101

0.033

0.015

Crash status

    

No crash in last five years

765 (89.3)

42 (5.5, 4-7.4)

168 (22, 18.5-25.9)

31 (4.1, 2.8-6)

Crash in last five years

92 (10.7)

12 (12.2, 6.8- 21)

28 (30.1, 23.4-37.7)

8 (8.8, 4.7-15.8)

p-value

 

0.002

0.032

0.003

Income in Pak Rupees (PKR)*

    

< 8000

434 (50.6)

24 (5.6, 3.4-9)

99 (22.8, 18.4-27.8)

19 (4.3, 2.4-7.7)

8000-20000

364 (42.5)

28 (7.6, 5.5-10.4)

82 (22.6, 18.3-27.5)

19 (5.3, 3.6-7.9)

> 20000

59 (6.9)

2 (6.3, 0.4-9.4)

15 (25, 15.3-38)

1 (2.1, 0.4-9.4)

p-value

 

0.138

0.92

0.431

  1. *1 USD ≈ 87 PKR