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

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-inc

SUBMITTER: Gray-Phillip G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6120539 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature