The Relationship between Alcohol Availability and Alcohol Consumption

Pulliainen, M; Valtonen, H

doi:10.4172/2332-0761.1000252

“…Study participants further affirmed that undocumented production and consumption of alcohol was common in the district, especially home-made alcohol. This finding is in agreement with some earlier studies that have documented the impact of alcohol supply, citing access as one of the leading determinants of alcohol consumption 11 (17). The situation is further worsened by the lack of stringent legal restrictions and laxity of the local authorities as regards implementation of the alcohol regulatory policies, which gives leeway to the general population, including minors to consume alcohol as they wish.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Social acceptance of alcohol use in Uganda.

Ssebunnya

¹

,

Kituyi

²

,

Nabanoba

³

et al. 2019

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Background: Alcohol use is part of many cultural, religious and social practices, and provides perceived pleasure to many users. In many societies, alcoholic beverages are a routine part of the social landscape for many in the population. Relatively low rates were reported for Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) in a community based survey and facility detection survey conducted in the study site contrary to findings in earlier formative studies where alcohol use was reported to be a major health problem. The aim of this study was to understand reasons for under-reporting and the low detection rate for AUDs, exploring the societal perceptions of alcohol use in the study district. Methods: The study was conducted in Kamuli District (implementation site for the PRIME project). Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with purposively selected participants that included local and religious leaders, lay people, health workers as well as heavy alcohol drinkers and their spouses. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The analysis followed 4 thematic areas, which include the extent and acceptability of alcohol use, patterns of alcohol use, perceived health problems associated with alcohol use and help-seeking behavior for persons with alcohol related problems. Results: The findings indicate that alcohol consumption in the study site was common and widely acceptable across all categories of people, with minimal restrictions. Society tends to overlook problems associated with alcohol use except when it is life-threatening. Help-seeking for such problems was therefore reported to be relatively rare. Conclusion: Alcohol was readily available in the community and its consumption widely acceptable with minimal restrictions to the minors. There is low recognition of alcohol use related health problems, resulting in poor help-seeking behavior. Key words: Alcohol, Kamuli, Alcohol Use Disorder, PRIME acceptability

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“…Study participants further affirmed that undocumented production and consumption of alcohol was common in the district, especially home-made alcohol. This finding agrees with some earlier studies that have documented the impact of alcohol supply, citing access as one of the leading determinants of alcohol consumption (17). The situation is further worsened by the lack of stringent legal restrictions and laxity of the local authorities as regards implementation of the alcohol regulatory policies, which gives leeway to the general population, including minors to consume alcohol as they wish.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Social acceptance of alcohol use in Uganda.

Ssebunnya

¹

,

Kituyi

²

,

Nabanoba

³

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Alcohol use is part of many cultural, religious and social practices, and provides perceived pleasure to many users. In many societies, alcoholic beverages are a routine part of the social landscape for many in the population. Relatively low rates were reported for Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) in a community-based survey and facility detection survey conducted in the study site contrary to findings in earlier formative studies where alcohol use was reported to be a major health problem. The aim of this study was to understand the reasons for under-reporting and the low detection rate for AUDs, exploring societal perceptions of alcohol use in the study district.Methods: The study was conducted in Kamuli District (implementation site for the PRIME project). Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with purposively selected participants that included local and religious leaders, lay people, health workers as well as heavy alcohol drinkers and their spouses. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The analysis followed four thematic areas, which include the extent and acceptability of alcohol use, patterns of alcohol use, perceived health problems associated with alcohol use and help-seeking behavior for persons with alcohol related problems.Results: The findings indicate that alcohol consumption in the study site was common and widely acceptable across all categories of people and only frowned upon if the person becomes a nuisance to others. These findings suggest that the health problems associated with alcohol use are overlooked except when they are life-threatening. Help-seeking for such problems was therefore reported to be relatively rare.Conclusion: Alcohol was readily available in the community and its consumption widely acceptable, with less social sanctions despite the legal restrictions to the minors. The social acceptance results in low recognition of alcohol use related health problems, consequently resulting in poor help-seeking behavior.

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“…This finding agrees with some earlier studies that have documented the impact of alcohol supply, citing access as one of the leading determinants of alcohol consumption (17). The situation is further worsened by the lack of stringent legal restrictions and laxity of the local authorities as regards implementation of the alcohol regulatory policies, which gives leeway to the general population, including minors to consume alcohol as they wish.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Social acceptance of alcohol use in Uganda

Ssebunnya

¹

,

Kituyi

²

,

Nabanoba

³

et al. 2020

Preprint

1

0

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Background: Alcohol use is part of many cultural, religious and social practices, and provides perceived pleasure to many users. In many societies, alcoholic beverages are a routine part of the social landscape for many in the population. Relatively low rates were reported for Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) in a community based survey and facility detection survey conducted in the study site contrary to findings in earlier formative studies where alcohol use was reported to be a major health problem. The aim of this study was to understand reasons for under-reporting and the low detection rate for AUDs, exploring the societal perceptions of alcohol use in the study district. Methods: The study was conducted in Kamuli District (implementation site for the PRIME project). Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with purposively selected participants that included local and religious leaders, lay people, health workers as well as heavy alcohol drinkers and their spouses. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The analysis followed 4 thematic areas, which include the extent and acceptability of alcohol use, patterns of alcohol use, perceived health problems associated with alcohol use and help-seeking behavior for persons with alcohol related problems. Results: The findings indicate that alcohol consumption in the study site was common and widely acceptable across all categories of people, with minimal restrictions. Society tends to overlook problems associated with alcohol use except when it is life-threatening. Help-seeking for such problems was therefore reported to be relatively rare. Conclusion: Alcohol was readily available in the community and its consumption widely acceptable with minimal restrictions to the minors. There is low recognition of alcohol use related health problems, resulting in poor help-seeking behavior. Key words: Alcohol, Kamuli, Alcohol Use Disorder, PRIME acceptability

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The Relationship between Alcohol Availability and Alcohol Consumption

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