Title
Support for alcohol policies among drinkers in Mongolia, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, Thailand and Vietnam: Data from the International Alcohol Control Study
Date Issued
01 August 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Parry C.D.H.
Londani M.
Enkhtuya P.
Huckle T.
Gray-Phillip G.
Chaiyasong S.
Viet Cuong P.
Casswell S.
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing
Abstract
Introduction and Aims: A 2010 World Health Assembly resolution called on member states to intensify efforts to address alcohol-related harm. Progress has been slow. This study aims to determine the magnitude of public support for 12 alcohol policies and whether it differs by country, demographic factors and drinking risk (volume consumed). Design and Methods: Data are drawn from seven countries participating in the International Alcohol Control Study which used country-specific sampling methods designed to obtain random, representative samples. The weighted total sample comprised 11 494 drinkers aged 16–65 years. Results: Drinking risk was substantial (24% ‘increased’ risk and 16% ‘high’ risk) and was particularly high in South Africa. Support varied by alcohol policy, ranging from 12% to 96%, but was above 50% for 79% of the possible country/policy combinations. Across countries, policy support was generally higher for policies addressing drink driving and increasing the alcohol purchase age. There was less support for policies increasing the price of alcohol, especially when funds were not earmarked. Policy support differed by country, and was generally higher in the five middle-income countries than in New Zealand. It also differed by age, gender, education, quantity/frequency of drinking, risk category and country income level. Discussion and Conclusions: We found a trend in policy support, generally being highest in the low–middle-income countries, followed by high–middle-income countries and then high-income countries. Support from drinkers for a range of alcohol policies is extensive across all countries and could be used as a catalyst for further policy action.
Start page
S72
End page
S85
Volume
37
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85051549358
PubMed ID
Source
Drug and Alcohol Review
ISSN of the container
09595236
Source funding
International Development Research Centre
Sponsor(s)
The data used in this paper are from the IAC Study, led by Professor Sally Casswell. The IAC core survey questionnaire was largely developed by researchers at SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University, New Zealand, with funding from the Health Promotion Agency, New Zealand. Further development involved collaboration between UK, Thai, Korean and New Zealand researchers. The funding sources for data sets used in this article for each country are: Mongolia—Ministry of Health and World Health Organization office in Mongolia; New Zealand—The Health Promotion Agency (formerly the Alcohol Advisory Council) and the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies; Thailand—International Health Policy Program and Center for Alcohol Studies, Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Peru, South Africa, St Kitts/Nevis and Vietnam—the International Development Research Centre, Canada. The research reported in this publication was also supported by the South African Medical Research Council. We thank the project and field staff for their role in data collection for the survey and the data managers in each country. Finally, we express our appreciation to all the participants who spent their time to take part in this research.
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