title: Highly reported prevalence of drinking and driving in Brazil: data from the first representative household study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Brazil lacks information about driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) originated from representative samples obtained from the general population.
  
  
  METHODS
  333 subjects with a valid driver's license and drinking in the last 12 months were drawn from a multistaged sample of 2,346 adults from the first Brazilian Household Survey of Patterns of Alcohol Use. A multivariate analysis was conducted to understand the associations between risk factors and driving after drinking three or more drinks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the overall DUI prevalence reported in the sample was 34.7% - 42.5% among males and 9.2% among females. Being male (OR = 6.0, 95% CI 2.9-12.6), having a previous DUI accident (OR = 7.9, 95% CI 2.5-24.9), binging in the last year (OR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.03-4.5) and having an unfavorable opinion towards policies (OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.4-6.2) remained associated with heavy drinking and driving after model adjustments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This was the first study evaluating driving under the influence of alcohol in a representative sample of the Brazilian population. The prevalence of DUI found is alarming, and possibly underestimated in the sample. Results demonstrate the need for more studies on this association and show directions towards preventive strategies for the specific high-risk group of male drivers with previous problems with alcohol and unfavorable opinions about prevention policies.
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. fpechans@uol.com.br
authors: Flavio
authors: F
authors: Pechansky
authors: Raquel
authors: R
authors: De Boni
authors: Lísia Von
authors: LV
authors: Diemen
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Bumaguin
authors: Ilana
authors: I
authors: Pinsky
authors: Marcos
authors: M
authors: Zaleski
authors: Raul
authors: R
authors: Caetano
authors: Ronaldo
authors: R
authors: Laranjeira
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult