Authors
Sally Casswell, Taisia Huckle, Karl Parker, Thomas Graydon‐Guy, June Leung, Charles Parry, Perihan Torun, Gantuya Sengee, Cuong Pham, Gaile Gray‐Phillip, Sarah Callinan, Surasak Chaiyasong, Anne Marie MacKintosh, Petra Meier, Steve Randerson
Publication date
2023/4
Journal
Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume
47
Issue
4
Pages
786-795
Description
Background
Alcohol policies stand out among other noncommunicable disease‐relevant policies for the lack of uptake. Composite indicators have been developed to measure the effects of alcohol control policy. We investigated whether drinking patterns among demographic groups from general population samples of drinkers from diverse countries are associated with alcohol control policy as measured by the International Alcohol Control (IAC) Policy Index.
Methods
Representative samples of adult drinkers from 10 countries (five high‐income and five middle‐income) were surveyed about alcohol consumption, using beverage and location‐specific questions.
Measurements
The IAC Policy Index was analyzed with frequency, typical occasion quantity, and volume consumed. Analyses used mixed models that included interactions between country IAC Policy Index score and age group, gender, and education …
Total citations
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