PREVALÊNCIA E CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS ACIDENTES VIÁRIOS AUTOMOBILÍSTICOS NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO: RESULTADOS DA PESQUISA NACIONAL DE SAÚDE - PNS, 2013.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and describe Automobile Road Accidents (AVA) with bodily injury in Northeast Brazil, in 2013. Methodology: Sectional and exploratory study, using secondary data from 591 individuals, of both sexes and above 18 years old, residing in the Northeast region from PNS - 2013. Data were extracted from the national bank (IBGE), standardized and analyzed by SPSS®, version 20®. Results: In the Northeast, 93 people (14.3%) self-reported AVA with bodily injuries. Although the region has the lowest rate (14.3%) it has the 3rd highest absolute number of cases. Among the AVA, 25.6% occurred on the way to work, 21.1% during work, 22.6% of the victims stopped performing their usual activities, 27.3% needed health care, 2.2% needed hospitalization for 24 hours or more and 9.3% had / have some sequelae. Conclusion: The prevalence of VLE in the Northeast is the lowest in Brazil. The AVA are related to accidents at work, causing incapacity for usual activities, requiring health care. Knowing the magnitude of VLE is important to enable a deeper look at the problem, in order to direct new public health policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]