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Moroccan Taxi Drivers Fatigue Using Pichot Questionnaire: A
Cross-Sectional Survey
Nadia BENAICHA, Abdessalam DIARRA, Oussmane Désiré DIAKITE, Oussamne SY, Adil NAJDI, Mohamed Amine BERRAHO
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DOI:10.17265/2328-7136/2017.02.008
Studies conducted in many countries the world has shown that fatigued driving contributes to approximately 3%–30% of road accidents. We conducted this study to estimate the prevalence of fatigue among taxi drivers and to assess the determinant of fatigue among taxi drivers. In this cross-sectional study, 300 urban and rural taxi drivers from Fez, Morocco were enrolled from January to May 2013. The mean score of Pichot scale was 13.59 ±8.23. The mean duration of sleep was 6.78 ± 1.47 h per day. The mean rate of accident was 2.78 ± 1.12 per year. At the final model of the multiple linear regression we found an association statistically significant between Pichot scale and income, cardiovascular disorders, tobacco use, problems with colleagues, regularity of sleep and sleeping at the wheel. This study opened the door to many discussions about the professional drivers’ conditions of work and we can argue that we should ameliorate the professional drivers conditions of work in Morocco.
Fatigue, Pichot scale, taxi drivers, Morocco