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01-02-2017 | Original Article

Facial trauma and associated factors among Brazilian victims of motorcycle accidents

Authors: Lorena Marques da Nóbrega, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa, Ítalo de Macedo Bernardino, Pierre Andrade Pereira de Oliveira, Andreza Cristina de Lima Targino Massoni, Sérgio d’Ávila

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Aim

To determine the prevalence of facial trauma among Brazilians who have suffered motorcycle accidents and investigate associated factors.

Subjects and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1,689 reports of motorcycle accidents registered in a Center of Forensic Medicine and Dentistry over 4 years. The dependent variable was the presence of facial trauma. Independent variables included sociodemographic characteristics of the victims and the circumstances of the events. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson’s chi-square test (p < 0.05) and univariate and multivariate Poisson regression models.

Results

The prevalence of facial injuries was 15.0 %. The mean age of the victims was 32.3 ± 12.3 years and the proportion of males to females was 4.6:1. The occurrence of facial trauma was high among individuals who resided in suburban (PR = 1.83, 95 % CI: 1.14–2.91; p = 0.011) and rural zones (PR = 1.87, 95 % CI: 1.71–2.99; p = 0.008), as well as among those who were single (PR = 1.47, 95 % CI: 1.02–2.12; p = 0.039). Schooling between 9 and 11 years (PR = 0.39, 95 % CI: 0.18–0.80; p = 0.011) was a protection factor for facial trauma.

Conclusion

The results suggest that the prevalence of facial trauma among Brazilian victims of motorcycle accidents is high and associated with sociodemographic factors such as place of residence, marital status, and schooling. Efforts to combat and prevent these events in Brazil require specific guidelines.

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Title: Facial trauma and associated factors among Brazilian victims of motorcycle accidents
Authors: Lorena Marques da Nóbrega
Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa
Ítalo de Macedo Bernardino
Pierre Andrade Pereira de Oliveira
Andreza Cristina de Lima Targino Massoni
Sérgio d’Ávila
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-016-0758-z

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Facial trauma and associated factors among Brazilian victims of motorcycle accidents

Abstract

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusion

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