Background: Uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes in truckers can negatively affect their work performance. This paper analyses the first-year data of an eye care program for truckers to assess their need for hypertension and diabetes screening. Materials and Method: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected via eye camps for truckers held between July 2017 and June 2018. Truckers wh...

background: long term exposure to hazards at the work place is injurious to health and usually leads to diseased conditions. the objective of this study was to determine the occupational health problems associated with driving among the professional drivers in sagamu, ogun state, nigeria. methods: this study is a cross‑sectional study. total sample of all the consenting professional drivers in ...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of variables such as personality traits, driving behavior and mental illness on road traffic accidents among the drivers with accidents and those without road crash.Methods: In this cohort study, 800 bus and truck drivers were recruited. Participants were selected among drivers who referred to Imam Sajjad Hospital (Tehran, Iran) durin...

This extensive growth of cellular telephone use around the world is due to the tremendous and rapid advances in the field of wireless communications. Moreover, the societal pressures for increased efficiency, and an improved sense of safety associated with the availability of a cell phone contributed to a dramatic increase in cellular telephone use by drivers in vehicles. It is estimated that m...

2 Executive Summary Tropical forest systems occupy 2% of the earth's land surface but host nearly 50% of the world's forests and support unique flora and fauna and ecological processes. They also provide a multitude of ecosystem services ranging from the provision of food and water to supporting livelihoods and climate change mitigation. However, tropical forests are under immense anthropogenic...

the present research was done to examine the efficacy of psychosocial skills training on psychological and job stress management of bus drivers. accessible sampling method was utilized and the sample consisted of 157 bus drivers in the city of tehran. the research method is quasi- experimental with pretest-posttest. job stress inventory and stress response inventory were administered before and...