ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2021
When the pubs closed: beer consumption before and after the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Australia.
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- Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Determinants of Excessive Drinking During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Slovak Republic.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimsRestrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia included closures of businesses where alcohol is sold for on-premises consumption (pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes), but not where alcohol is sold for off-premises consumption (take-away and home delivery). This study aimed to compare beer consumption before and after restrictions to alcohol availability during the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Australia.
designInterrupted time-series analysis.
settingAustralia.
participantsEstimated resident population aged 15+ years. MEASUREMENTS: Seasonally adjusted estimates of beer per capita consumption measured in litres of alcohol (LALs) per week, disaggregated by on- and off-premises sales.
findingsFirst-wave restrictions (week beginning 23 March 2020) were associated with a significant immediate reduction in on-premises beer per capita consumption [-0.013 LALs, 95% confidence interval (CI) = -0.013 to -0.012, P = < 0.001], but no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption. Partial removal of first-wave restrictions (week beginning 18 May 2020) was associated with a significant immediate increase in on-premises beer per capita consumption (+0.003 LALs, 95% CI = 0.001 to 0.004, P = 0.006), but no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption. Second-wave restrictions (week beginning 06 July 2020) were associated with a significant immediate reduction in on-premises beer per capita consumption (-0.004 LALs, 95% CI = -0.006 to -0.002, P = 0.001) but, again, no significant change in off-premises beer per capita consumption.
conclusionRestricting the availability of on-premises alcohol during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was associated with significant reductions in on-premises beer consumption, but no significant changes in off-premises beer consumption.
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