Prevalence and risk factors of alcohol and substance abuse among motorcycle drivers in Fars province, Iran

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• 作者：Seyed Taghi Heydari^a ; Mehrdad Vossoughi^b ; Armin Akbarzadeh^c ; Kamran B. Lankarani^a ; Yaser Sarikhani^d ; Kazem Javanmardi^e ; Ali Akbary^f ; Maryam Akbari^a ; ^{m.akbari45@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Mojtaba Mahmoodi^a ; Mohammad Khabaz Shirazi^a ; Reza Tabrizi^a
• 关键词：Alcohol drinking ; Substance-related disorders ; Automobile driving ; Iran
• 刊名：Chinese Journal of Traumatology (English Edition)
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：19
• 期：2
• 页码：79-84
• 全文大小：398 K

文摘

The aim of this present study is to investigate the prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse (ASA) and its relationship with other risky driving behaviors among motorcycle drivers.

Methods

This is a cross sectional study which is performed at Shiraz city of Iran. Data from motorcycle drivers were collected using a standard questionnaire in eight major streets at different times of the day. The data includes consumption of alcohol and other substances two hours before driving and some of the risky behaviors during driving.

Results

A total of 414 drivers with a mean ± SD age of (27.0 ± 9.3) years participated in the study. Alcohol or substance consumptions two hours before driving was significantly associated with risky driving behaviors such as using mobile phone during driving, poor maneuvering, and driving over the speed limit (both p < 0.001). It was also associated with carelessness about safety such as driving with technical defects (p < 0.001) and not wearing a crash helmet (p = 0.008).

Conclusion

Screening for alcohol and substance consumption among motorcycle drivers is an efficient way to identify drivers that are at a greater risk for road traffic accidents.