Table 1.
Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of participants.
| Demographic characteristics | Male n = 520 | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Youth (18–35 yrs) | 225 (43.3%) | |
| Adult (36–59 yrs) | 267 (51.3%) | |
| Aged (>60 yrs) | 28 (5.4%) | |
| Age/yrs. (Mean SD) | 39.23 ± 10.90 | |
| Level of education | ||
| None | 11 (2.1%) | |
| Primary | 68 (13.1%) | |
| Middle/JHS | 360 (69.2%) | |
| Sec/Tech | 69 (13.3%) | |
| Post. Sec. | 12 (2.3%) | |
| Duration of driving | ||
| Mean (SD) | 15.79 ± 10.23 | |
| License renewal | ||
| 2010–2011 | 419 (96.0%) | |
| 2012–2014 | 21 (4.0%) | |
| Eye examination before license renewal | ||
| Yes | 465 (89.4%) | |
| No | 55 (10.6%) | 0.013 |
| Self reported colour vision & stereopsis anomalies | ||
| Ability to Identify the colours of the traffic light | ||
| Yes | 488 (93.8%) | |
| No | 32 (6.2%) | |
| Level of education & identification of the colours of the traffic light | 0.415 | |
| Difficulty judging distances when driving | ||
| Yes | 27 (5.2%) | |
| No | 493 (94.8%) | |
| Alcohol consumption and driving | ||
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 147 (28.3%) | |
| Effect on driving | 16 (10.9%) | |
| No effect on driving | 131 (89.1%) | |
| No | 373 (71.7%) | |
| Alcohol consumption and occurrence of RTA | 0.002 | |
| Alcohol consumption and colour vision defect | 0.86 | |
| Alcohol consumption and stereopsis anomaly | 0.21 | |