ArticleThe International journal on drug policy2020
Extended lockdown and India's alcohol policy: a qualitative analysis of newspaper articles.
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- Accidental deaths from hand sanitizer consumption among persons with alcohol dependence during the COVID-19 lockdown in India: Analysis of media reports.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2021Article
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- Understanding Domestic Violence in India During COVID-19: a Routine Activity Approach.Asian journal of criminology · 2021Article
- Chronic consumption of alcohol-based hand sanitizer and its public health implications.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
objectivesSince 25th March 2020 India went into a complete and extended lockdown. Alcohol production, sales, and purchase were barred with this overnight prohibition order. We conducted a qualitative analysis of the media reports published within the first month of the nationwide lockdown with the objectives (a) using the media reports as indications of possible public health impact and population response of a sudden alcohol prohibition in India, (b) suggesting areas for future research.
methodsWe performed thematic and content analysis of 350 articles published online in national newspapers between the 26th March, 2020 and 25th April, 2020. Initial inductive, followed by deductive coding was done in this exploratory thematic analysis.
resultsThe thematic analysis revealed four main themes: the beneficial aspects of the policy, the harmful aspects of the policy, non-compliance and attempts to change and / or subvert the policy, popularity and level of public buy-in of the policy. We generated relevant sub-themes under main themes. Two additional themes, not directly related to the sudden prohibition, were use of stigmatizing language and ethical concerns. The content analysis showed the frequency of the appearance of the main themes and proportions of sub-themes and codes under those main themes.
conclusionThe harms, perceived from the media reports, should be balanced against the potential benefits. Absence of a national-level alcohol policy was made apparent by the reflexive, disconnected, and conflictual measures. Future research could systematically examine the potential ramifications of alcohol prohibition on public health, social, and economic aspects.
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