“It’s business as usual”: adolescents perspectives on the ban of alcohol sachets towards reduction in under age alcohol use in Malawi

“It’s business as usual”: adolescents perspectives on the ban of alcohol sachets towards reduction in under age alcohol use in Malawi

Abstract Background Alcohol contributes to poor health, social and economic outcomes among adolescents. In Malawi, alcohol consumption among young people significantly increased after the introduction of alcohol sachets. A government ban on the sale of alcohol sachets affected in 2012 aimed to reduc...

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Main Authors: Sangwani Salimu, Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcohol policy
Alcohol sachets
Snow ball sampling
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-020-00280-8

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