The Association between the Australian Alcopops Tax and National Chlamydia Rates among Young People-an Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

ABSTRACT: A national tax increase, which became known as the "alcopops tax", was introduced in Australia on the 27th April 2008 on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, which are consumed predominantly by young people. The affordability of alcohol has been identified as the strongest environmental driver of alcohol consumption, and alcohol consumption is a well-known risk factor in the spread of sexually transmitted infections via its association with sexual risk-taking. We conducted a study to investigate whether there was any association between the introduction of the tax and changes in national chlamydia rates: (i) notification rates (diagnoses per 100,000 population; primary outcome and standard approach in alcohol taxation studies), and (ii) test positivity rates (diagnoses per 100 tests; second

SUBMITTER: Gilmore W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068511 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature