Características sociodemográficas da população e identificação do perfil epidemiológico das vítimas de acidentes de transporte terrestre no Brasil e Pernambuco a partir de microdados da pesquisa nacional de saúde 2013

Traffic accidents in Brazil are the cause of high morbidity and mortality annually, causing pain, suffering and loss of quality of life attributed to the victims, their families and society as a whole, as well as economic costs caused to the health sector and welfare. Thus, this study aims to identify the epidemiological profile of victims of road accidents in Pernambuco, using micro data from the National Health Survey (PNS) 2013. This work is a descriptive, a population-based and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach; for data processing we used the SPSS version 20.0. Through this research, it was observed mainly that the concentration of accidents happens with the motorcycle as a means of transport; Predominantly men are more affected, aged between 18 and 35 years, but in some cases the age range between 36 and 59 years, the percentage of victims is similar; the ratio of the number of accidents between men and women may be linked to factors such as men using cars and motorcycles more often, and men drinking more frequently and intensively than women, It is important to highlight the need to study the epidemiological profile of the victims as a supporting measure in the development of strategies of coping this public health problem, since traffic accidents generate results in an annual loss of human capital for the country, hospital costs, and costs for society in general, as well as personal and family costs.