ArticleJournal of prevention (2022)2024
Enhancing Alcohol-Related Research in Africa: Possibility for a Continental-Wide Alliance.
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- Community-Based Environmental Interventions to Prevent Alcohol Use in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Pooled it
- Untangling the complex web of alcohol policy needs and potential solutions in Brazil: evidence from civil society and political stakeholders.Health policy and planning · 2026Article
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Abstract
Alcohol-related harms constitute a major public health concern in Africa, with high rates of alcohol consumption and associated negative health and social consequences. Despite this, there is a lack of comprehensive and coordinated research on alcohol use and related harms across the continent. This paper discusses common factors such as diverse traditions and cultures, prevailing low socioeconomic status, gendered approach, limited policy and weak regulation and compliance to existing alcohol control policies that contribute to alcohol-related problems, and the challenges facing alcohol-related research including limited research, isolated and uncoordinated research, and resource scarcity; it further proposes strategies for advancing a continental-wide alliance to enhance alcohol-related research in Africa. The alliance would bring together researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to collaborate on research projects, share data and resources, and develop evidence-based interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms. Furthermore, the paper outlines the potential benefits of such an alliance, including improved data collection and analysis, greater capacity building for researchers, and more effective policy and program development. The paper concludes that a continental-wide alliance on alcohol-related research in Africa has the potential to significantly enhance our understanding of alcohol use and related harms on the continent and to inform effective prevention and intervention strategies.
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