Global Journal of Medical Research, K: Interdisciplinary, Volume 22 Issue 3

© 2022. Hawa Osman. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Factors Influencing the use and Abuse of Drugs by Commercial Drivers: A Case of Commercial Drivers in Ghana By Hawa Osman University of Health and Allied Sciences Abstract- Introduction: Significant number of road accidents can be attributed to drug use and drunk driving globally. The increase in the number of road traffic accidents in a report by the Ghana National Road Safety Commission, calls for a review of drunk driving in the country. The study was conducted to determine the types and use of drugs by drivers in Ghana. This will determine the social and cultural factors that influence drug driving. Methodology: We developed and introduced a self administered questionnaire using a sample of 300 questionnaires. These were administered and carefully edited to ensure some level of consistency, clarity and reliability in the information gathered. Purposive sampling approach was used in the selection of commercial bus stations and cargo stations of selected regions depending on the locations of these stations and the population of vehicles. Backward elimination regression model-building technique was used in the selection of significant variable(s) into a fitted logistic regression model. Five percent statistical level of significance was required for a variable to stay in the model. Keywords: drunk driving, substance abuse, marijuana, odds ratio, accidents. GJMR-K Classification: DDC Code: 363.125140973 LCC Code: HE5620.D72 FactorsInfluencingtheuseandAbuseofDrugsbyCommercialDriversACaseofCommercialDriversinGhana Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Global Journal of Medical Research: K Interdisciplinary Volume 22 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888