The Association among Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Drink-Driving Behaviors, and the Harm from Alcohol-Related Road Traffic Injuries Due to the Drinking of Others in Thailand
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Published:2022-12-05
Issue:23
Volume:19
Page:16281
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ISSN:1660-4601
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Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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language:en
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Short-container-title:IJERPH
Author:
Nasueb Sopit,
Jankhotkaew JintanaORCID,
Vichitkunakorn PolathepORCID,
Waleewong OrrataiORCID
Abstract
Thailand has one of the highest rates of traffic-related fatalities and alcohol-related road traffic injuries globally. Previous studies focused on alcohol consumption and road traffic injuries. However, no existing studies investigate the association between drink-driving behaviors and road traffic injuries due to the drinking of others. This study aims to explore any potential associations among alcohol drinking patterns, drink-driving behaviors, and the harm from alcohol-related road traffic injuries due to the drinking of others. The Thai Tobacco and Alcohol Use Household National Survey data in 2017 (n = 80,797) were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. This study found that current drinkers and binge drinkers were more likely to suffer from road traffic injuries due to others’ drink-driving behavior, i.e., 1.50 times (95% CI: 1.49–1.51) and 2.31 times (95% CI: 2.30–2.33), respectively, compared with non-drinkers. In addition, we found that drink-driving behavior was associated with harm from road traffic injuries due to others’ drink-driving behavior by 2.12 times (95% CI: 2.10–2.14) compared with the non-drinker group. This study calls for effective measures to reduce drink-driving behaviors to prevent road traffic injuries due to the drinking of others.
Funder
Thailand Science Research and Innovation
Center for Alcohol Studies, Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Capacity Building on Health Policy and Systems Research program (HPSR Fellowship) under cooperation with National Health Security Office
Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives
International Health Policy Program Foundation
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health