The objective of this cross-sectional survey among complete Leon Area Basic Health Care team (N = 1048) was to identify risk behavior patterns for basic health care professionals in road safety. Also to measure the incidence of road traffic accidents. Survey included different kind of variables: sociodemografic, labour, type of journey, road accidents going to work in the last three years and perceived risk; using a Likert scale people were asked about frequency of errors and driving offences (traffic offences). An bivariate analysis was made in order to study relationship between incidences and workers’ characteristics with perceived risk. 54,3% of workers were analyzed. We found that 84.6% used the car as a means of transportation. Most common infraction declared were: driving after getting little sleep, speeding or being in a rush to get to work. Self-perceived risk as well as accident incidence is higher in nursing area workers, locum, those who travel more than 30 km per day and those declared themselves as offenders. Accident incidence is 4.9% workers per year. Primary Health Care workers run high risk of accidents and it is well-perceived by them. (Author/publisher)
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