Journal article
Access to alcohol outlets and harmful alcohol consumption: A multi-level study in Melbourne, Australia
AM Kavanagh, MT Kelly, L Krnjacki, L Thornton, D Jolley, SV Subramanian, G Turrell, RJ Bentley
Addiction | Published : 2011
Abstract
Aims To assess the association between access to off-premises alcohol outlets and harmful alcohol consumption. Design, setting and participants Multi-level study of 2334 adults aged 18-75 years from 49 census collector districts (the smallest spatial unit in Australia at the time of survey) in metropolitan Melbourne. Measurements Alcohol outlet density was defined as the number of outlets within a 1-km road network of respondents' homes and proximity was the shortest road network distance to the closest outlet from their home. Using multi-level logistic regression we estimated the association between outlet density and proximity and four measures of harmful alcohol consumption: drinking at l..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was partially completed during one of the author's (Mary Kelly) participation in the Victorian Public Health Training Scheme, funded by the State of Victoria through the Department of Human Services. The views and conclusions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Human Services. The authors would like to thank VicHealth for their support in funding this analysis, and acknowledge the contribution of Tania King and the other Victorian Lifestyle and Neighbourhood Environments Survey Chief Investigators. Gavin Turrell is supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (APP1003710).