Research Article
Factors Affecting Car Sickness of Passengers Traveled by Vehicles in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of associated factors and car sickness.
| Variables | Experienced car sickness | value | Categories | n | % |
| Age (in years) | <20 | 16 | 4.2 | <0.001 | 20–40 | 87 | 22.7 | 41–60 | 36 | 9.3 | >60 | 8 | 2.1 | Sex | Female | 82 | 21.4 | <0.001 | Male | 65 | 16.9 | Overcrowding of roads | Yes | 74 | 19.2 | <0.001 | Worrying about travels | Yes | 56 | 14.5 | 0.013 | Poor ventilation of vehicles | Yes | 69 | 17.9 | 0.023 | Full stomach | Yes | 84 | 21.8 | 0.014 | Occasionally travels | Yes | 28 | 7.2 | 0.020 | Aggressive drivers | Yes | 152 | 39.5 | <0.001 | Substance use | Yes | 134 | 34.8 | <0.001 | Sleep deprivation | Yes | 117 | 30.4 | 0.010 | Heavy type of meals | Yes | 86 | 22.3 | 0.017 | Curved roads | Yes | 77 | 20.1 | 0.013 | Overcrowded journeys | Yes | 125 | 32.5 | 0.004 | Sitting at the back seat of vehicles | Yes | 45 | 11.7 | 0.006 | Listening a high volume music | Yes | 32 | 8.3 | 0.021 | Lack of focus on horizon | Yes | 48 | 12.5 | 0.018 | Speedily traveled by vehicles | Yes | 67 | 17.4 | 0.012 | Braking effects of vehicles | Yes | 18 | 4.6 | 0.024 |
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Source: Authors Survey, 2019.
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