South Africa's Health Promotion Levy on Pricing and Acquisition of Beverages in Local Spazas and Supermarkets.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In response to concern over rising sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, in April 2018, South Africa became the first Sub-Saharan African country to implement an SSB tax. We assess changes in pricing and acquisition of beverages from local supermarkets and small stores among 18-39 year old adults living in one township in the Western Cape, before and after tax implementation. This study is among the first evaluations of an SSB tax on the local food environment in a low-income township.

Design

Store beverage pricing and participant surveys were cross-sectional, analyzed 1 month before and 11 months after implementation of the tax (March 2018 and March 2019).

Setting

Langa, Western Cape, South Africa.

Participants

Surveyed participants were reside

SUBMITTER: Ross A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991735 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature