Indicators of health behavior of drivers and riders in the countryside of Northeastern Brazil | Zendy

Ellany Gurgel Cosme do Nascimento | Zendy; Marília Abrantes Fernandes Cavalcanti | Zendy; João Mário Pessoa Júnior | Zendy; Niedja Cibegne da Silva Fernandes | Zendy; Rafael Tavares Silveira Silva | Zendy; Rômulo Mágnus de Castro Sena | Zendy; João Carlos Alchieri | Zendy

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Indicators of health behavior of drivers and riders in the countryside of Northeastern Brazil

Author(s) -

Ellany Gurgel Cosme do Nascimento,

Marília Abrantes Fernandes Cavalcanti,

João Mário Pessoa Júnior,

Niedja Cibegne da Silva Fernandes,

Rafael Tavares Silveira Silva,

Rômulo Mágnus de Castro Sena,

João Carlos Alchieri

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/2443

Subject(s) - environmental health , socioeconomic status , medicine , government (linguistics) , occupational safety and health , population , public health , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , socioeconomics , poison control , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , sociology

Objective: to verify habits and behavior of the drivers and their correlation to the usage of safety equipment. \udMethod: cross-sectional study using a household survey of an explanatory nature. Community health workers conducted interviews in 3,482 of Caraúbas, state of Rio Grande do Norte. \udResults: there is a low adherence to wearing traffic safety equipment, specifically seatbelt and helmet, and the population does not understand the continuous usage as a healthy behavior. The association with socioeconomic variables shows the evidence of groups possibly more vulnerable to accidents than others. Stands out the low adherence of safety equipment while moving around the city, possibly due to the misunderstanding of the risks, justified by the short distances of the rides and the not policed streets. \udConclusion: The increase of the powered mobility due to the improvement of the population’s income, the low adherence of the seatbelt and helmet and the ineffectiveness of the government oversight make the situation a serious public health problem

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