Análise da mortalidade por acidentes de transporte terrestre antes e após a Lei Seca – Brasil, 2007-2009

Resumo

Objective: to compare the risk of death due to road traffic accidents (RTA) before and after the implementation of Law Number 11,705 (Dry Law) that restricts the consumption of alcoholic beverages in Brazil. Methodology: data from the Mortality Information System (SIM), from 2007 to 2009, were evaluated. The standardized RTA death rate variations and their respective confidence intervals of 95% were evaluated in the period from July 2007 to June 2008 (before the Dry Law) and from July 2008 to June 2009 (after the implementation of the Dry Law). Results: a significant proportional reduction in RTA death rates was observed, ranging from 7.4% for Brazil to 11.8% for state capitals, especially among men (-8.3% and -12.6%, respectively). Conclusions: the continuous maintenance and increase in surveillance and traffic education activities along with the development of analytical studies to better evaluate the impact of such restrictive measures are recommended.

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Palavras-chave

Mortalidade, Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas, Legislação, Acidentes de trânsito, Causas externas, Mortality, Alcoholic beverage consumption, Legislation, Road traffic accidents, External causes

Citação

MALTA, Deborah Carvalho et al. Análise da mortalidade por acidentes de transporte terrestre antes e após a Lei Seca – Brasil, 2007-2009. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Brasília, v. 19, n. 4, p. 317-328, 2010.