Speeding among taxi drivers in Selangor, Malaysia

Predictors of speeding among drivers based on Prototype Willingness Model

Background: Every year 1.2 millions of people are killed in road accident, and speeding is a major contributor road crashes among young driver. Accounting 40% of fatal crashes involved speeding. The purpose of this study was determining predictor of speeding intention among young driver 19-25 years old young driver in ghaemshahr based on Prototype Willingness Model. Materials and methods: I...

Modeling Social Information Learning among Taxi Drivers

Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

Background: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among Iranian taxi drivers has not been well defined. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTN and to identify factors influencing its prevalence among Iranian taxi drivers in 2018. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 321 taxi drivers in Kermanshah province in 2018. The participants wer...

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Selangor, Malaysia.

A survey of 25,246 Malay, Chinese and Indian children and adults ranging from birth to over 60 years of age, of both sexes, from 4 types of communities with different conditions of environmental sanitation and socio-economic status revealed an overall incidence of infection with soiltransmitted helminths of 39.6 percent. The incidence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis was highest among rural ru...

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Taxi Drivers in Yazd, Iran, 2016

Abstract Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in the worldwide. Taxi drivers are a high risk group for developing cardiovascular disease, due to exposure to unhealthy working conditions. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among taxi drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study in 2016, was conducted on 110 taxi drive...