https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Blood alcohol and injury in Bhutan: targeted surveillance in a national referral hospital emergency department https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26830 0.08 g/dL. The highest alcohol-positive fractions were for assault (71%), falls (31%) and traffic crashes (30%). Over a third (36%) of patients had a delay of >2 h between injury and breath test. The results underestimate blood alcohol concentrations at the time of injury so the true prevalence of pre-injury alcohol impairment is greater than our estimates suggest. Countermeasures are urgently needed, particularly roadside random breath testing and alcohol controls.]]> Wed 10 Nov 2021 15:05:55 AEDT ]]> Increasing compliance with alcohol service laws in a developing country: intervention trial in the Kingdom of Bhutan https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24094 adj = 24%; 95% CI = 12-37%) and on Tuesdays: 43-58% (differenceadj = 14%; 95% CI = 1-28%). Differences in refusal to serve alcohol: after 10 p.m. (differenceadj = 15%; 95% CI = -8 to 37%); to underage patrons (differenceadj = -5%; 95% CI = 14 to 4%); and to intoxicated patrons (differenceadj = 7%; 95% CI = -7-20%) were not statistically significant. Younger servers, stand-alone bars and outlets permitting indoor smoking were each less likely to comply with the alcohol service laws. Conclusion: A multi-sector programme to improve compliance with legal restrictions on serving alcohol in Bhutan appeared to have a modest effect but even after the programme, in two-thirds of the occasions tested, the laws were broken.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:11:45 AEDT ]]> Policy and governance to address depression and suicide in Bhutan: the national suicide-prevention strategy https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34271 Mon 25 Feb 2019 14:55:32 AEDT ]]> Alcohol and economic development: observations on the kingdom of Bhutan https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26804 Fri 22 Apr 2022 10:24:08 AEST ]]> Prevalence of drink-driving in Thimphu, Bhutan: targeted surveillance at sentinel sites https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49348 0.02 g/dL (which we defined as 'probable impairment') was detected in 178 drivers (11%), while 67 (4.2%) exceeded the legal limit of 0.08 g/dL. Probable impairment was more common in men, older drivers, on Tuesdays (versus Fridays or Saturdays) and later at night. Conclusion: Drink-driving is very common at night-time in Bhutan. Routine roadside random breath-testing, and media campaigns emphasising the risk of apprehension and consequent serious financial and social penalties, should be considered to deter drink-driving.]]> Fri 12 May 2023 11:32:11 AEST ]]>