Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 3rd Floor Exchange Station, Tithebarn St., Liverpool L2 2QP, UK; Department of Preventive Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740, 4th Floor, São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, R. Botucatu, 740, 4th Floor, São Paulo 04023-900, Brazil.
Addict Behav. 2023 May;140:107618. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107618. Epub 2023 Jan 11.
Evidence on how pre-drinking (i.e., drinking in private or in unlicensed settings before going out) varies across cultures and its implications for defining policies and prevention strategies is needed. We explored the perceived impact that various alcohol policies could have on pre-drinking practices amongst Brazilian and British students that pre-drink.
A cross-sectional, online survey amongst student drinkers aged 18-29 in England (N = 387) and Brazil (N = 1,048) explored sociodemographic, pre-drinking habits, and attitudes towards alcohol policies (increasing prices, regulating availability, and restricting promotions).
A greater proportion of British students were aged between 18 and 21 years old (67.2%) than Brazilian students (45.2%; p < 0.001). More British (ENG 85.8%) than Brazilian (BRA 44.8%, p < 0.001) students reported pre-drinking. Pre-drinkers' main motivation was to save money (BRA 66.5%, ENG 46.2%, p < 0.001). In multivariate analyses, in Brazil, male (Odds Ratio [OR]: 1.53, CI: 1.04-2.24) and white (OR: 1.60, CI: 1.03-2.49) pre-drinkers were more likely to believe that increasing prices policies could reduce their pre-drinking habits. In Brazil, white pre-drinkers (OR: 1.86, CI: 1.10-3.15) were more likely to believe that restricting alcohol promotions policies could reduce their pre-drinking habits. Regarding the perceived impact that the combined alcohol policies could have on students' pre-drinking practice, only in Brazil there were significant statistical results.
Whilst in Brazil none of the investigated alcohol policies are currently implemented, more Brazilian pre-drinkers believed that such legislation could reduce their pre-drinking practices (when compared with British pre-drinkers). These data may help legislators and stakeholders to better understand the characteristics of a more acceptable alcohol policy amongst university students.
需要了解不同文化中预饮(即在外出前在私人场所或未经许可的场所饮酒)的差异及其对制定政策和预防策略的影响。我们探讨了巴西和英国有预饮习惯的学生对各种酒精政策可能对预饮行为产生的感知影响。
一项在英格兰(N=387)和巴西(N=1048)年龄在 18-29 岁之间的学生饮酒者中进行的横断面、在线调查,探讨了社会人口统计学、预饮习惯以及对酒精政策(提高价格、控制供应和限制促销)的态度。
与巴西学生(45.2%;p<0.001)相比,更多的英国学生年龄在 18-21 岁之间(67.2%)。与巴西学生(44.8%,p<0.001)相比,更多的英国学生(ENG 85.8%)报告有预饮行为。预饮者的主要动机是省钱(BRA 66.5%,ENG 46.2%,p<0.001)。在多变量分析中,在巴西,男性(优势比 [OR]:1.53,95%置信区间 [CI]:1.04-2.24)和白人(OR:1.60,CI:1.03-2.49)预饮者更有可能认为提高价格政策可以减少他们的预饮习惯。在巴西,白人预饮者(OR:1.86,CI:1.10-3.15)更有可能认为限制酒精促销政策可以减少他们的预饮习惯。关于综合酒精政策对学生预饮行为可能产生的影响,仅在巴西有显著的统计结果。
尽管在巴西目前没有实施任何一项调查的酒精政策,但更多的巴西预饮者认为这些立法可以减少他们的预饮行为(与英国预饮者相比)。这些数据可能有助于立法者和利益相关者更好地了解大学生更能接受的酒精政策的特点。