When the pubs closed: beer consumption before and after the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Restrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia included closures of businesses where alcohol is sold for on-premises consumption (pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes), but not where alcohol is sold for off-premises consumption (take-away and home delivery). This study aimed to compare beer consumption before and after restrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Australia.

Design

Interrupted time-series analysis.

Setting

Australia.

Participants

Estimated resident population aged 15+ years.

Measurements

Seasonally adjusted estimates of beer per capita consumption measured in litres of alcohol (LALs) per week, disaggregated by on- and off-premises sale

SUBMITTER: Vandenberg B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature