泰国提高最低饮酒年龄对酒精影响的定性探索
A qualitative exploration of the effects of increasing the minimum purchase age of alcohol in Thailand.
机构信息
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
出版信息
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2013 Jan;32(1):100-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00486.x. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS
Although prevalence of alcohol consumption has been relatively stable among Thai youth, concerns over alcohol-related harms affecting youth influenced the passage of new laws in early 2008, which made it illegal to sell alcohol to anyone under the age of 20. This qualitative study explored the effects of the law on the purchasing patterns of underage Thai bar patrons, in order to understand the strategies employed by underage youth to circumvent the law.
DESIGN AND METHODS
A total of 41 in-depth interviews were conducted with 18- to 19-year-old bar patrons in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
RESULTS
Underage Thai bar patrons frequented shops where enforcement was not strict and purchased alcohol from familiar shopkeepers in their neighbourhoods. Participants suggested that purchasing alcohol was relatively easy as long as shopkeepers were driven by the need to make a profit.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
To address alcohol-related harms, the control law must be enforced in a meaningful way to deter youth from purchasing alcohol. Otherwise, the law will have minimal effectiveness in reducing the harms associated with alcohol.
引言和目的
尽管泰国青年的饮酒流行率相对稳定，但对影响青年的与酒精相关的危害的担忧促使新法律于 2008 年初通过，该法律规定向 20 岁以下的任何人出售酒精是违法的。本定性研究旨在探讨该法律对未成年泰国酒吧顾客购买模式的影响，以了解未成年青年规避法律的策略。
设计和方法
在泰国清迈对 18 至 19 岁的酒吧顾客进行了总共 41 次深入访谈。
结果
未成年的泰国酒吧顾客经常光顾执法不严的商店，并从附近熟悉的店主那里购买酒精。参与者认为，只要店主有盈利的需求，购买酒精就相对容易。
讨论和结论
为了解决与酒精相关的危害，控制法律必须以有意义的方式执行，以阻止青年购买酒精。否则，该法律在减少与酒精相关的危害方面效果甚微。
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