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

Table 2 Behavioral, occupational, and psychosocial factors of the respondents at Modjo dry port in Ethiopia

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Smoking cigarette	Yes	124	31.0
Smoking cigarette	No	276	69.0
Alcohol drinking	Yes	264	66.0
Alcohol drinking	No	136	34.0
Chat chewing	Yes	139	34.8
Chat chewing	No	261	65.2
Physical activity	Yes	145	36.2
Physical activity	No	255	63.8
Mealtime	Proper	208	52
Mealtime	Improper	192	48
Hours took for sleeping at night	< 6 h	196	49.0
Hours took for sleeping at night	≥ 6 h	204	51.0
Years of truck driving experience	< 10 years	221	52.8
Years of truck driving experience	≥ 10 years	189	47.2
Average daily driving hours	< 9 h	79	19.8
Average daily driving hours	≥ 9 h	321	80.2
Rest break between driving	Present	339	84.8
Rest break between driving	Absent	61	15.2
Perceived job stress	Yes	303	75.8
Perceived job stress	No	97	24.2

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