Research Article
Occupational and Personal Determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Urban Taxi Drivers in Ghana
Table 3
Occupational factors associated with MSDs among the participants (
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| Parameter | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| Type of taxi driver | | | Owner | 1 | 1 | Employee | 2.7 (2.0–4.2)** | 2.4 (1.9–3.6)* | Number of years of driving | | | <6 | 0.4 (0.1–2.7) | — | 6–10 | 1 | — | >10 | 0.7 (0.2–2.1) | — | Driving time per day (hours) | | | <10 | 0.5 (0.1–1.9) | 0.3 (0.1–1.2) | 10–12 | 1 | 1 | >12 | 2.6 (1.8–3.5)** | 1.7 (1.1–2.2)* | Driving time per week (days) | | | <5 | 1 | 1 | 5–7 | 2.9 (2.1–7.6)*** | 2.1 (1.5–4.1)*** | Perceived job stress | | | None | 1 | 1 | Moderate to severe | 2.7 (1.8–3.9)** | 2.3 (1.5–3.0)** | Sleeping breaks in car | | | No | 1 | — | Yes | 2.4 (1.8–11.9) | — | Job satisfaction | | | Satisfied | 1 | 1 | Dissatisfied | 2.3 (1.6–4.0)* | 2.0 (1.3–3.6)* | Load handling and lifting at work | | | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | 2.4 (1.4–5.7) | — |
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OR: odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; ; ; .
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