Morbidade por acidentes de transporte entre jovens de Goiânia, Goiás
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2010-07
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Traffic injuries are currently one of the
world’s main public health issues in both developed
and developing countries. This study aimed
to describe the circumstances involved in the traffic
accidents and the profile of the victims attended
at the Emergency Hospital of Goiânia, aged 15
to 24 years and residents in Goiânia, Goiás State,
Brazil. It’s a prospective cross-sectional study carried
out from August 2005 to August 2006 by systematic
sampling. Data were analyzed by descriptive
statistics. Most of the 301 victims were male,
mean age of 19.94 ± 2.73 years, and drivers. Motorcycles
(67.33%) and bicycles (16.67%) were
frequently mode of transport. Accidents usually
occurred around 6pm, on Fridays and Sundays.
The victims were generally traveling/walking to/
from exercise, sports, school, recreational or entertainment
activities. Suspicion of alcohol use
was reported by 15.16% of the cases. More motorcyclists
believed that there was imprudence/
negligence than the cyclists. Security equipment
was not used by 8.58% of motorcyclists, 95.45%
of cyclists. Educational measures for motorcyclists
and law enforcement highlighting the nights and
weekends are needed.
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Morbidade, Acidentes de transporte, Causas externas, Morbidity, Injury, Traffic accidents, Transportation
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CAIXETA, Carlos Roberto; MINAMISAVA, Ruth; OLIVEIRA, Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante; BRASIL, Virginia Visconde. Morbidade por acidentes de transporte entre jovens de Goiânia, Goiás. Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 15, n. 4, p. 2075-2084, 2010.