Accessibility and availability of alcohol outlets around schools: An ecological study in the city of Madrid, Spain, according to socioeconomic area-level

Martín-Turrero, Irene; Valiente, Roberto; Fuente, Irene Molina-de la; Bilal, Usama; Lazo, Mariana; Sureda, Xisca

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112323

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“…Overall, the use of GIS has been progressively applied to the public health field. For example, estimating the availability of, accessibility to, and exposure to unhealthy commodities, such as alcohol, in the environment [ 49 , 50 , 51 ], or assisting in the creation of cartographic dashboards (e.g., web-mapping platforms) to display useful data for surveillance and/or policy guidance [ 52 , 53 ]. However, the use of geovisualization methods have typically not been integrated into public health, and its potential benefits derived from its implementation remain unknown [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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“…Our findings align to these policies as the majority of participants identified the scene 1 (null alcohol exposure) as being the most desirable, especially in the presence of children. Therefore, the implementation of policies that regulate alcohol exposure around youth-serving facilities (e.g., schools, playgrounds) may be worthwhile to pursue [ 18 , 49 ]. One example of this type of policy is in Edmonton, Canada, where the location of alcohol outlets are restricted within 100 m from schools [ 64 ].…”

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Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain

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Pervasiveness of alcohol products and their promotion in the urban landscape may normalize alcohol consumption. This study aims to utilize geovisualization-based methods to assess attitudes towards different levels of alcohol exposure in the urban environment. We selected a typical downtown location, Lavapiés Square in Madrid, Spain, to conduct our study. First, we designed and created realistic 3D models simulating three different urban scenes with varying degrees of exposure to alcohol in the environment. Second, we used a survey on 159 adults to explore the level of acceptance of, attitudes towards, and perceptions of alcohol exposure in each scene. Participants reported a higher level of comfort in the scene with null alcohol exposure compared with the other scenes (p < 0.001). Acceptance towards alcohol exposure decreased as the level of alcohol elements increased in the scenes (p < 0.01). Acceptance also decreased when children were present in the scenes (p < 0.01). This study demonstrated that geovisualization tools provide a useful and well-suited approach to analyze perceptions of the alcohol environment. The use of geovisualization can help understand attitudes and perceptions towards the alcohol environment and may offer a way to simulate different scenarios prior to development or retrofitting.

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Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain

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“…Forest plot for pooled prevalence of alcohol dependency. (11,66,67), more advertisements, less strict regulation of sales (68), and an increase in the number of outlets providing alcohol (69). Second, incomes in China have been increasing, which would likely increase both alcohol consumption and AUD rates (70); alcohol use is lower among low-income groups (71).…”

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Magnitude and determinants of alcohol use disorder among adult population in East Asian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Lam²,

Liu³

et al. 2023

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IntroductionAlcohol use disorder is a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to control or stop alcohol use despite adverse health outcomes. Despite several studies that have analyzed the prevalence and determinants, their results have been equivocal, and the reasons for the differences in prevalence rates and determinants of AUD across nationalities are unknown. Hence, this study estimated the pooled prevalence of alcohol use disorder and its determinant among adults in East Asian countries.MethodsArticles were searched from PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Scopus. All observational study designs that fulfilled the predefined criteria were included in the study. The findings were reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). The quality and heterogeneity of articles were assessed using the new castle-Ottawa scale (NOS) and I2, respectively. Additionally, publication bias was checked through funnel plot and Egger's regression test.ResultsA total of 14 articles with 93, 161 study participants were considered in the study. Of which 9 studies were included in the meta-analysis of the 1-year prevalence of alcohol use disorder, 6 in the lifetime, 9 in alcohol abuse, and 8 in alcohol dependency. Consequently, the overall pooled prevalence of one-year alcohol use disorder was 8.88% (95% CI: 6.32, 11.44), lifetime 13.41% (95%CI: 8.48, 18.34), alcohol abuse 5.4% (95% CI: 2.66, 8.13), and alcohol dependency 4.47% (95% CI: 2.66, 6.27). In the subgroup analysis by country, the highest 1-year and lifetime pooled prevalence of alcohol use disorder was observed in Korea at 9.78% (95% CI:4.40, 15.15) and 16.73% (95% CI: 15.31, 18.16), respectively. Besides, smoking (OR: 3.99; 95% CI: 1.65, 6.33) and male gender (OR: 5.9; 95% CI: 3.3, 8.51) were significant determinants of alcohol use disorder.ConclusionsThe magnitude of alcohol use disorder was high among adults in East Asian countries. Smoking and male gender were the key determinants of alcohol use disorders.

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“…This also applies when premises selling alcohol are in close proximity to schools or where schools are situated in areas densely populated with liquor licences. For example, closer proximity and higher density of liquor licences is associated with early alcohol initiation and higher rates of adolescent drinking [6,7,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]; truancy, lower academic achievement, and disruptive behaviour in class [33,34]; and violence, crime and domestic violence [29,[35][36][37]. Neighbourhoods in deprived areas are more likely to have a higher density of premises selling alcohol, a cause-effect of the alcohol harm paradox (AHP), where those in deprived communities are more likely to experience alcohol-related harms despite drinking the same or less than those in more a uent neighbourhoods [29,[38][39][40].…”

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“…Neighbourhoods in deprived areas are more likely to have a higher density of premises selling alcohol, a cause-effect of the alcohol harm paradox (AHP), where those in deprived communities are more likely to experience alcohol-related harms despite drinking the same or less than those in more a uent neighbourhoods [29,[38][39][40]. This applies to schools too as those in more deprived areas are more likely to have a higher number of alcohol outlets [27,31,41].…”

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A spatial examination of alcohol availability and the level of disadvantage of schools in Ireland

Doyle,

Foley,

Houghton

2024

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Background The availability of alcohol is a major factor in underage drinking and according to the alcohol harm paradox, those living in more deprived communities are more susceptible to the negative consequences of alcohol use, despite drinking the same or less than those from more affluent areas. Alcohol availability within the vicinity of the home or school normalises alcohol for schoolchildren. This study examined the number of premises licensed to sell alcohol within 300 meters of all schools in Ireland and differences in this number between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged schools. Methods Using publicly available data from the Department of Education and Revenue, the addresses of all schools and all premises with at least one liquor licence were geocoded and analysed using the Geographic Information System software, QGIS. Schools were identified by their disadvantaged classification and the number of liquor licences within 300 meters of each school type was examined. Results There was a mean of two licenced premises within 300 meters of all schools in Ireland, but when disadvantaged schools were compared to non-disadvantaged schools, there was a significantly higher number of licenced premises around disadvantaged schools. Primary schools are further classified according to their level of disadvantage and the results indicated that those schools classified as the most disadvantaged had a significantly greater number of liquor licences within 300 meters. There was no significant difference in density of licenced premises when comparing disadvantaged secondary schools with non-disadvantaged secondary schools. Conclusion Ireland is considering increasing alcohol availability through the Sale of Alcohol Bill, 2022. However, this analysis indicates already problematic numbers of licenced premises within close proximity of schools in Ireland. It is essential that the harms associated with alcohol availability are considered, especially for those living and attending school in disadvantaged communities, where higher numbers of licenced premises were identified

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Accessibility and availability of alcohol outlets around schools: An ecological study in the city of Madrid, Spain, according to socioeconomic area-level

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Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain

Using Geovisualization Tools to Examine Attitudes towards Alcohol Exposure in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Madrid, Spain

Magnitude and determinants of alcohol use disorder among adult population in East Asian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A spatial examination of alcohol availability and the level of disadvantage of schools in Ireland

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