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Availability of alcohol: Location, time and ease of purchase in high- and middle-income countries: Data from the International Alcohol Control Study

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dc.contributor.author Gray-Phillip, Gaile
dc.contributor.author Huckle, Taisia
dc.contributor.author Callinan, Sarah
dc.contributor.author Parry, Charles D. H.
dc.contributor.author Chaiyasong, Surasak
dc.contributor.author Cuong, Pham Viet
dc.contributor.author Mackintosh, Anne-Marie
dc.contributor.author Meier, Petra
dc.contributor.author Kazantseva, Elena
dc.contributor.author Piazza Ferrand, Marina Julia
dc.contributor.author Parker, Karl
dc.contributor.author Casswell, Sally
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4011
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Cross-country studies on alcohol purchasing and access are rare. We examined where and when people access alcohol to understand patterns of availability across a range of middle- and high-income countries. DESIGN AND METHODS: Surveys of drinkers in the International Alcohol Control study in high-income countries (Australia, England, Scotland, New Zealand and St Kitts and Nevis) and middle-income countries (Mongolia, South Africa, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam) were analysed. Measures were: location of purchase from on-premise and take-away outlets, proportion of alcohol consumed on-premise versus take-away outlets, hours of purchase, access among underage drinkers and time to access alcohol. RESULTS: On-premise purchasing was prevalent in the high-income countries. However, the vast majority of alcohol consumed in all countries, except St Kitts and Nevis (high-income), was take-away. Percentages of drinkers purchasing from different types of on-premise and take-away outlets varied between countries. Late purchasing was common in Peru and less common in Thailand and Vietnam. Alcohol was easily accessed by drinkers in all countries, including underage drinkers in the middle-income countries. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: In nine out of 10 countries the vast majority of alcohol consumed was take-away. Alcohol was readily available and relatively easy for underage drinkers to access, particularly in the middle-income countries. Research is needed to assess the harms associated with take-away consumption including late at night. Attention is needed to address the easy access by underage drinkers in the middle-income countries which has been less of a focus than in high-income countries. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Drug and Alcohol Review
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject alcohol en_US
dc.subject availability en_US
dc.subject international alcohol control study en_US
dc.subject location, time and ease of purchase en_US
dc.title Availability of alcohol: Location, time and ease of purchase in high- and middle-income countries: Data from the International Alcohol Control Study en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12693
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.14
dc.relation.issn 1465-3362


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