Abstract
Background:The study examined the nexus between Social Economic Situation (SES) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and the influence the two exerted on willingness to comply with Health Safety and Environment (HSE) guiding the conveyance of petroleum products among truckers in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria.Methods:Multistage and simple random sampling techniques were utilized to obtain the 265 respondents who are professional haulers and necessary information on the study objectives were obtained through self-reporting designed questionnaire. Bivariate statistical analysis and Logistic Regression Model were also used in ascertaining the existence of relationships among the dependent and independent variables.Results:The result from the bivariate analysis showed the existence of an association between two SES variables of age [X2(9) 17.05, p=0.04] and literacy level[X2 (9) 41.36 p=0.00] and SUD. While the marital status of the respondents did not significantly influence the incidences of SUD [X2(9) 9.841p=0.36].Furthermore, a Logistic Regression Model (LRM) examined the relationship between dichotomous dependent variable (compliance or non-compliance to HSE stipulations guiding the conveyance of petroleum products) and the different independent explanatory variables (Age, Marital Status, Educational Status and SUD). The Wald criterion demonstrated that marital status (p=.000), educational status (p=.000) and attitude to SUD (p=.000) all made significant contributions to the prediction (compliance) while age (p=.861) was not a significant predictor.Conclusion:The study recommends the importance of non-economic factors (like literacy and marital status) in the achievement of sustainable HSE stipulations guiding the conveyance of petroleum products.
Highlights
In contemporary times, arguably one of the most stressful outdoor jobs is truck driving [1 - 6]
The female respondents from this study complained about the job schedule, lengthy time spent on wheels, driving at odd hours and the rigors associated with the job schedule of a hauler as being deterrents for the tepid interest of the female gender in the occupation
This research undertook the filling of a critical gap in the body of extant literature by examining the relationships between key Social Economic Situation (SES) variables and their effects on attitudinal disposition towards Substance Use Disorder (SUD) among truckers
Summary
Arguably one of the most stressful outdoor jobs is truck driving [1 - 6]. Empirical evidence and verifiable statistics suggested that truckers who are engaged in freight distribution have one of the highest career turnover rates globally [1, 3 - 5]. A 2017 statistics from the American Trucking Association (ATA) observed that the United States industry experienced a staggering 90% job turnover rate among truckers in 2016 [6, 7]. According to Sieber [11], high incidences of SUD occur among truckers who generally utilize different psychoactive substances and opioids to ameliorate perceived shortcomings in their physical conditioning. The study examined the nexus between Social Economic Situation (SES) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and the influence the two exerted on willingness to comply with Health Safety and Environment (HSE) guiding the conveyance of petroleum products among truckers in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria
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