Exploring the influence of local alcohol availability on drinking norms and practices: A qualitative scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High alcohol availability is related to increased alcohol consumption and harms. Existing quantitative research provides potential explanations for this relationship but there is little understanding of how people experience local alcohol availability. This is the first review to synthesise qualitative research exploring the relationship between alcohol availability and other factors in local alcohol environments.

Methods

The scoping review includes qualitative studies exploring community-level alcohol availability and other factors, facilitating the purchase and consumption of alcohol. We included studies focusing on children and adolescents as well as adults. Study findings were brought together using thematic analysis and the socio-environmental context model

SUBMITTER: Dimova ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature