Citation

Malveiro J, Neves de Jesus S, Pechorro P, Pacheco E, Lima-Rodríguez JS, Lima-Serrano M. Enferm. Clin. 2015; 25(6): 305-311.

Vernacular Title

Prevención de la conducción bajo efectos del alcohol durante festivales universitarios: proyecto Tú decides.

Affiliation

Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: mlima@us.es.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.enfcli.2015.07.005

PMID

26481955

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Alcohol consumption among university students has reached worrying levels, its effects on driving being highly dangerous. This aspect emphasizes the need to develop prevention programs, intended to raise subjects' awareness about the effects of alcohol on driving. The aim of the present research is to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program "Tú decides", implemented at the Algarve University during several students festivals, between 2010-2014.

METHOD: Quasi-experimental study, pre-post test without control group. A total of 5,079 participants were inquired. They were asked, at two different moments, before and after the measurement of the blood alcohol level and giving an information session with technical recommendations to prevent driving under alcohol effects. One factor ANOVA test used, in order to perform a mean comparison, as well as the Chi-square statistics, to perform a proportion comparison (p<.05).

RESULTS: It was found that the intention to drive was lower at the second moment (42.1%) (χ(2)=2078.71; p=.000). This intention was influenced by blood alcohol level different levels (χ(2)=338.252; p=.000), gender (χ(2)=35.718; p=.000), age (χ(2)=62.805; p=.000) and professional situation of the participants (χ(2)=27.397; p=.001).

CONCLUSIONS: We can affirm that the main objective of this intervention was achieved, since the participants followed the technical recommendations based on the blood alcohol level results.

Language: es