Cognitive status of occupational disease-related knowledge among bus and long-distance bus drivers

ObjectiveTo ascertain bus and long-distance bus drivers′ knowledge of occupational health and to analyze its influencing factors, so as to improve their knowledge of occupational health and propose corresponding measures to protect their health.

MethodsA series of 228 bus and long-distance bus drivers were seleted as the research objects by convenient sampling.Questionnaires were done with them on diagnostic procedures of occupational diseases and compensation system of legal occupational disease.

ResultsThe general awareness rate of bus and coach drivers′ knowledge relating to occupational health was 73.79%, of which the legal occupational disease compensation system was the highest (86.40%), followed by the occupational disease diagnosis program (75.88%), and the occupational disease was the lowest (65.79%) (P < 0.05).The major ways for this group to obtain information on knowledge of occupational health were various media (64.91%), company training (57.89%), publicity by professional institutions (46.93%), communications between relatives, colleagues and friends (34.21%).The results of univariate analysis showed that the awareness rate of knowledge related to occupational health care increased with increase in the educational level and service age (P < 0.05).The awareness rate of those who purchased industrial injury insurance was higher than that of those who did not.(χ²=6.565; P=0.010).Multivariate Logistic regression analysis results showed:length of service, educational level and purchase of industrial injury insurance were related to the awareness rate of occupational disease-related knowledge among bus and long-distance bus drivers.The awareness rate of occupational disease-related knowledge in 21-year service length group was 5.539 times that of 0-year group (OR=5.539, 95%CI:1.912-16.051).The awareness of occupational disease-related knowledge in high school, secondary school and college group was 7.720 times that in primary school group (OR=7.720, 95%CI:1.799-33.121); the awareness of occupational disease-related knowledge in purchase of injury insurance group was 5.710 times that in no work injury insurance group (OR=5.710, 95%CI:1.610-20.230).

ConclusionWith bus and coach drivers, their occupational health knowledge, length of service, level of education and purchase of industrial injury insurance are the factors that influence their cognition of professional disease.Therefore, propaganda should be strengthened and relevant knowledge should be spread among occupational drivers with targeted and focused measures according to specific circumstances in this regard.