Interventions for adolescent alcohol consumption in Africa: protocol for a scoping review including an overview of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Harmful alcohol use is a leading risk to the health of populations worldwide. Within Africa, where most consumers are adolescents, alcohol use represents a key public health challenge. Interventions to prevent or substantially delay alcohol uptake and decrease alcohol consumption in adolescence could significantly decrease morbidity and mortality, through both immediate effects and future improved adult outcomes. In Africa, these interventions are urgently needed; however, key data necessary to develop them are lacking as most evidence to date relates to high-income countries. The purpose of this review is to examine and map the range of interventions in use and create an evidence base for future research in this area.

Methods

In the first instance, we will conduc

SUBMITTER: Biggane AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006360 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature