Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2021;22(5):349-354. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1922682. Epub 2021 May 20.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of drinking and driving on roadways in urban areas and highways in Cameroon, and to determine the associations between drinking and driving and socio-demographic factors.
A cross-sectional study of motor vehicle drivers was performed on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between May and September 2020 with three driver groups: (1) random motor vehicle drivers (including riders) on major highways, (2) drivers recruited at car stations in Yaoundé, and (3) at fuel stations in Douala. Alcohol was measured using breathalyzers, and a questionnaire collected socio-demographic data.
In total, 2402 motor vehicle drivers were asked to participate in the study and 1701 (70.8%) gave informed consent. The vast majority (98.6%) were men. Drivers aged 30-39 years constituted the largest age group on highways and in Yaoundé, whereas 18-29 years was the largest age group in Douala. The highest prevalence of alcohol was observed among drivers in Yaoundé, which included mainly clandestine taxi car drivers and motorcycle taxi riders, where about 30% had blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) above the legal limit of 0.08%. The proportion with BACs above the legal limit was about 6% among the drivers in Douala, which included mainly motorcycle taxi riders, and about 4% among drivers on highways.
The findings indicate that drinking and driving is a major traffic safety problem on Cameroonian public roads, especially among motorcycle taxi riders and clandestine taxi drivers in towns, which represent the major mass transportation means in the country. Drinking and driving education and legislation should be better developed and enforced in order to reduce the number road traffic crashes.
本研究旨在评估喀麦隆城市道路和高速公路上酒后驾车的流行情况，并确定饮酒与驾驶行为与社会人口统计学因素之间的关联。
2020 年 5 月至 9 月期间，每个周五、周六和周日，在喀麦隆的主要高速公路上对随机机动车驾驶员（包括乘客）、雅温得汽车车站的驾驶员以及杜阿拉加油站的驾驶员进行了一项横断面研究。使用呼气酒精测定仪检测酒精，同时使用问卷收集社会人口统计学数据。
共有 2402 名机动车驾驶员被要求参与研究，其中 1701 名（70.8%）驾驶员同意参与。绝大多数（98.6%）是男性。30-39 岁的驾驶员是高速公路和雅温得最大的年龄组，而 18-29 岁的驾驶员是杜阿拉最大的年龄组。雅温得的酒精阳性率最高，其中主要包括秘密出租车司机和摩托车出租车骑手，约 30%的人血液酒精浓度（BAC）超过 0.08%的法定上限。杜阿拉的驾驶员中，BAC 超过法定上限的比例约为 6%，其中主要包括摩托车出租车骑手，而高速公路上的驾驶员比例约为 4%。
研究结果表明，酒后驾车是喀麦隆公共道路上的一个重大交通安全问题，尤其是在城镇中的摩托车出租车骑手和秘密出租车司机中，他们是该国主要的大众交通工具。应更好地制定和执行酒后驾车教育和立法，以减少道路交通事故的发生。
