Would the Brazilian population support the alcohol policies recommended by the World Health Organization?
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 56: 66, 2022. tab, graf
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em En
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1390021
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BR67.1
Localização: BR67.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the support of the Brazilian population to the alcohol-policies proposed by the World Health Organization to decrease alcohol harm (specifically to decrease alcohol availability and advertising, and to increase pricing). In addition, we evaluated the factors associated with being against those policies. METHODS Data from 16,273 Brazilians, aged 12-65 years, interviewed in the 3rd Brazilian Household Survey on Substance Use (BHSU-3) were analyzed. The BHSU-3 is a nationwide, probability survey conducted in 2015. Individuals were asked if they would be against, neutral, or in favor of seven alcohol policies grouped as 1) Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability; 2) Enforce bans or restrictions on alcohol advertising, sponsorship, and promotion; and 3) Raise prices on alcohol through excise taxes and pricing. Generalized linear models were fitted to evaluate factors associated with being against each one of those policies and against all of policies. RESULTS Overall, 28% of the Brazilians supported all the above mentioned policies, whereas 16% were against them. The highest rate of approval refers to restricting advertising (53%), the lowest refers to increasing prices (40%). Factors associated with being against all policies were being male (AOR = 1.1; 95%CI 1.0-1.3), not having a religion (AOR = 1.4; 95%CI 1.1-1.8), being catholic (AOR = 1.3; 95%CI 1.1-1.5), and alcohol dependence (AOR = 1.6; 95%CI 1.1-2.4). CONCLUSIONS The Brazilian government could count on the support of most of the population to restrict alcohol advertising. This information is essential to tackle the lobby of the alcohol industry and its clever marketing strategy.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
BBO
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Opinião Pública
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Política Pública
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Brasil
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Indústria do Álcool
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Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Controle da Publicidade de Produtos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article