Levels of alcohol intoxication : an assessment of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, practices and breath alcohol levels

Throughout the world drunk drivers are responsible for numerous accidents resulting in the injury or death of many drivers, passengers, cyclists, and/or pedestrians. South Africa experiences very high rates of injuries and deaths from road accidents. Young people, especially students and their peers, represent a high risk group because of their inexperience on the roads, and the exacerbation of this risk when alcohol limits are exceeded. In order to determine students’ and their peers’ perceptions and cognisance of their degree of intoxication, and to assess their knowledge, attitudes and practices, survey data and measures of breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) were collected from 229 young adults over nine evenings at a single pub frequented by students and their peers in a South African university city.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Social Development

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Dunne, Rowan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Smit, Andre de V

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11960

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11960