Prevalence and factors Influencing motorcycle accident among food delivery drivers in Urban areas, Bangkok Thailand
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This study entailed the analysis of a cross-sectional survey conducted from february to march 2023 to determine
the prevalence and factors associated with motorcycle accidents among food delivery drivers in urban areas of Bangkok, Thailand. Sampling based on the law of probability using multistage sampling, random sampling from the 6 zones and sampling the quota
and purposive selection of food stores with food delivery drivers waiting to receive food. Questionnaires was used with the confidence value of the questionnaire was 0.81. Characteristics were compared using descriptive statistics. Binary logistic regression was used to test the association between various factors related to motorcycle accidents. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical Package for the Social Sciences Program (SPSS), version 22. A total of 809 food delivery drivers’ responses were received. Our study presented a prevalence rate of 35.1%. The results of binary logistic regression analysis found associations between motorcycle accidents associated with type of application A, C, D, F application and frequency of food delivery motorcycles per day
(P-value < 0.05). This study could be useful for policy surveillance of food truck drivers in urban communities and can be used to raise awareness of this profession.
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