ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN NIGERIA: DETERMINANTS AND EFFECTS ON ROAD USERS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The danger arising from hazardous alcohol use by commercial drivers has had its negative effects on vehicle users and non-users in terms of injury sustained from motor vehicle accident accidents, damages, total loss of property and increasing mortality. This review was aimed at examining the link between hazardous alcohol consumption among commercial drivers in Nigeria, the determinants and the effects on road transportation through existing literature. The review embodies various approaches to understanding the prevalence of alcohol consumption among commercial drivers, determinants and effects of alcohol consumption on road use. The research findings can help shape the efforts of health educators, government and other stakeholders in curbing the negative hazardous alcohol consumption by commercial drivers through health education, sensitization and implementing the existing alcohol control measures.