ABSTRACT
RESUMEN Objetivo. Determinar factores asociados a calidad de sueño (CS) en conductores informales de transporte interprovincial en la carretera central Lima-Huancayo durante el primer trimestre del 2018. Métodos. Estudio transversal. Se obtuvo datos sociodemográficos y ocupacionales. Se aplicó el Índice de Calidad de Sueño de Pittsburgh (ICSP). Se obtuvo la prevalencia y factores asociados a CS. Resultados. Participaron 162 conductores. La edad promedio fue 42 ± 10,2 años, 55,6% tenía grado de instrucción técnico, 42% eran casados, 55,6% presentaba dos a tres hijos, 54,9% tenía sobrepeso y 32,1% obesidad. La media del tiempo de experiencia laboral fue 17 ± 6,8 años. El ICSP promedio fue 8,1 ± 3. El 89,6 % presentaba alta frecuencia de CS alterada con grados variables. La edad (p = 0,03) fue el factor asociado a CS alterada. Conclusión. Existe una alta prevalencia de CS alterada en conductores informales. La edad constituyó el principal factor asociado a CS.
ABSTRACT Objective. To determine the factors associated with sleep quality (SQ) in informal interprovincial road bus drivers of Lima-Huancayo central highway during January to March 2018. Methods. Cross-sectional study. Occupational and sociodemographic data were obtained. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was applied. Prevalence and factors associated with SQ were obtained. Results . 162 drivers took part in the study. The average age was 42 ± 10,2 years, 55,6% had a technical instruction education level, 42% were married and 55,6% had between two and three children, 54,9% were overweight and 32,1% had obesity. The average time of work experience as a driver was 17 ± 6,8 years; the average PSQI was 8,1 ± 3. The 89,6 % showed a high frequency of disturbed SQ with variable degrees. Age (p = 0,03) is the factor associated with SQ. Conclusion. There is a high prevalence of disturbed SQ among informal drivers. Age constituted the main factor associated with SQ.