Alcohol licensing legislation and licensing system in South‐West Nigeria: Implications to regulate physical availability of alcohol
Ogochukwu W. Odeigah,
Robert Patton
Abstract:IntroductionThe proliferation of alcohol outlets has led to increased physical availability of alcohol, harmful alcohol consumption and related harm in Nigeria. This study explored alcohol licensing legislations and licensing systems across local government councils (LGC) in South‐West, Nigeria.MethodsTwenty‐four LGCs across three states participated in the study. Data were generated from: (i) documents containing LGC liquor licensing legislations; and (ii) semi‐structured interviews conducted with 50 LGC offi… Show more
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