Factors associated with risky driving behaviors for road traffic crashes among professional car drivers in Bahirdar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2016: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Factors associated with RDB among drivers in Bahirdar city, Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 361)

Variables	Risky driving behavior
	Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	N (%)	N (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age of driver
≤ 29 years	123 (34.1)	14 (3.9)	3.14 (0.79, 6.68)	2.75 (0.41, 3.90)
≥ 30 years	165 (45.7)	59 (16.3)	1	1
Monthly salary			7770
≤ 2000 ETB	185 (51.2)	31 (8.6)	1	1
> 2000 ETB	103 (28.5)	42 (11.6)	2.43 (1.48, 3.54)	2.04 (1.23, 2.74)**
Driving experience
1–4 years	115 (31.8)	14 (3.9)	4.04 (2.04, 7.86)	2.72 (1.07, 6.90)**
5–10 years	93 (25.8)	20 (5.5)	2.27 (1.22, 4.20)	1.94 (0.96, 3.93)
> 10 years	80 (22.2)	39 (10.8)	1	1
Driving hours per week
< 10 h	70 (19.4)	12 (3.3)	1	1
10–20 h	76 (21.1)	25 (7.0)	0.52 (0.24, 1.12) *	0.54 (0.23, 1.24)
> 20 h	142 (39.3)	36 (10.0)	0.68 (0.33, 1.38)	0.57 (0.25, 1.30)
Distance driven per year			1560
< 10,000 km	118 (32.7)	22 (6.1)	1	1
10,000–20,000 km	110 (30.5)	25 (6.9)	1.91 (0.74, 2.75)	1.82 (0.91, 4.12)
> 20,000 km	60 (16.6)	26 (7.2)	2.32 (0.97, 3.52)	2.06 (1.13, 4.10)**
Previous history of traffic crash involvement
Yes	53 (14.7)	6 (1.7)	2.52 (1.40, 6.11)	2.30 (1.15, 7.35)**
No	235 (65.1)	67 (18.5)	1	1

1$ USA = 27.5 ETB
*Significant in bivariate analysis only, **significant both in bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis
AOR adjusted odds ratio, COR crude odds ratios, ETB Ethiopian Birr (currency), N number; RDB Risky driving behavior

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