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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Surveying Alcohol Outlet Density in Four Neighborhoods of Beirut Lebanon: Implications for Future Research and National Policy.

Rima Nakkash, Lilian A Ghandour, Sirine Anouti, Jessika Nicolas, Ali Chalak, Nasser Yassin, Rima Afifi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rima NakkashDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. rn06@aub.edu.lb.
Lilian A GhandourDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. lg01@aub.edu.lb.
Sirine AnoutiDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. sa228@aub.edu.lb.ORCID 0000-0003-1813-5301
Jessika NicolasDepartment of Geology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. jtn04@mail.aub.edu.
Ali ChalakDepartment of Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. ac22@aub.edu.lb.ORCID 0000-0001-7111-6674
Nasser YassinDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. ny05@aub.edu.lb.
Rima AfifiDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon. rema-afifi@uiowa.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3154-3617
American University of Beirut · LBUniversity of Iowa · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Underage drinking among youth in Lebanon is increasing. Regulating availability is one of the best buy policies recommended by the World Health Organization. To quantitatively document the current status of alcohol availability to youth in Lebanon, we used GPS technology to survey alcohol outlet density in four highly populated neighborhoods in Beirut, Lebanon, and to estimate their proximity to educational institutions. The density of alcohol outlets ranged from 18.30 to 80.95 per km² (average of 39.6 alcohol outlets/km²). The highest number of total alcohol outlets was in the "Hamra &amp; Jamiaa" area, which includes one of the largest private universities in the country. Thirteen out of 109 (12%) alcohol outlets (on and off-premise) were located less 100 m away from educational institutions, in violation of the current licensing law. None of the off-premise and the majority (94%) of on-premise alcohol outlets displayed the "no sale for <18" sign. Findings were indicative of an environment conducive to increased access and availability of alcohol among youth in Lebanon probably attributed to the prevailing weak alcohol policies and their enforcement. Systematic collection and reporting of alcohol outlet densities is critical to understand the alcogenic environment and guide local harm reduction policies.

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Alcoholic BeveragesCitiesCommerceEthanolHumansLebanonPolicyResidence CharacteristicsUnderage DrinkingEthanolalcoholalcohol availabilityalcohol densityBeirutGIS (geographic information systems)LebanonWHO best buysyouth

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PMID30223460
PMCPMC6164322
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