Motor vehicle driving after binge drinking, Brazil, 2006 to 2009

Authors

  • Erly Catarina Moura Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde; Coordenação Geral de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis
  • Deborah Carvalho Malta Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde; Departamento de Análise e Situação de Saúde
  • Otaliba Libânio Morais Neto Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde; Departamento de Análise e Situação de Saúde
  • Gerson Oliveira Penna Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde
  • José Gomes Temporão Ministério da Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102009005000062

Keywords:

Alcohol Drinking^i2^slegislation & jurisprude, Automobile Driving, Accidents, Traffic^i2^sprevention & cont, Risk Factors, Chronic Disease^i2^sprevention & cont, Health Surveys

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the proportion of adults who drive under the influence of alcohol in the Brazilian capitals and in the Federal District, after Law 11,705 was established. Data from the Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico System (VIGITEL - Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Interview) were analyzed. In 2008, 1.5% of individuals interviewed reported having driven a motor vehicle after binge drinking in at least one occasion. The frequency of adults who drove after binge drinking remained between 1.8% and 2.2% in the eight months preceding the Law, decreased in the month following its establishment, and increased again two months later, reaching a maximum of 2.6% by the end of 2008 and returning to the initial levels in the first months of 2009.

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Published

2009-10-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Moura, E. C., Malta, D. C., Morais Neto, O. L., Penna, G. O., & Temporão, J. G. (2009). Motor vehicle driving after binge drinking, Brazil, 2006 to 2009 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 43(5), 891-894. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102009005000062