How Can We Measure Alcohol Outlet Density Around Schools? A Comparison Between Two Buffer-Based Methods.

ABSTRACT: Measuring the density of alcohol outlets around schools is a critical step towards understanding the drivers of drinking among adolescents. Different methodologies have been used in the literature for this purpose, but the implications of using one methodology or another have not been clearly assessed. Our aim was to compare different methods to measure alcohol outlet density and highlight under which characteristics of the environment might be best using each approach. We used Geographic Information Systems to geolocate schools (n = 576) and alcohol outlets (n = 21,732) in Madrid. We defined the density of alcohol outlets as the number of establishments within an area of 400 m around schools measured using two buffering methods: crow flies' and street network distances. We evaluated the a

SUBMITTER: Martin-Turrero I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323074 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature