Prevalence and Factors Associated with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in Brazil: An Analysis by Macroregion.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) in Brazil, according to macroregion.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from individuals aged 18 years or older who participated in the 2013 National Health Survey in Brazil. Subjects were selected by probabilistic sampling and interviewed through home visits. Prevalence of DUIA was estimated according to the number of drivers and/or motorcyclists who reported consuming alcohol in the previous 30 days (n = 9537). Poisson regression was used to analyze the factors associated with DUIA to Brazil and in each macroregion of the country.

Results

The prevalence of DUIA was 27.5%, 29.4%, 29.6%, 22.9%, and 20.8% in the North, Northeast, Central-W

SUBMITTER: Guimaraes RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7037342 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature