Liquor outlet density, deprivation and implications for foetal alcohol syndrome prevention in the Bergriver municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBowers, Yasmin
dc.contributor.authorRendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret
dc.contributor.authorDavids, Adlai S.
dc.contributor.authorNel, Elmarie
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, Nontobeko
dc.contributor.authorLondon, Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-12T09:17:07Z
dc.date.available2014-12-12T09:17:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractFoetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most common preventable birth defect in the world, and some South African communities have amongst the highest reported rates. In August 2008, global positioning systems and geographic information systems (GIS) were used to collect data on legal and illegal alcohol outlets in the Bergriver municipality. A total of 112 outlets were recorded and towns with the densest distributions (outlet/km2) were Piketberg and Eendekuil. Spearman coefficients were used to estimate the relationship between alcohol outlet distributions within the study area and the South African Index of Multiple Deprivation. Although not statistically significant, the data are suggestive of an inverse relationship between legal alcohol outlets and deprivation – less deprived areas had higher density of legal alcohol outlets – while the opposite relationship applied for illegal alcohol outlets. GIS provides spatial documentation of determinants of FAS risks amenable to geographically based prevention strategies, as well as providing baseline data to evaluate the effectiveness of liquor legislation aimed at controlling access to alcohol. Results are being repurposed into health education materials that encourage community action to address the social determinants of health outcomes such as FAS.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2015-10-30en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2014en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipFogarty International Centre, Mount Sinai School of Medicine International Exchange Program for Minority Studentsen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsag20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationYasmin Bowers, Kirstie Rendall-Mkosi, Adlai Davids, Elmarie Nel, Nontobeko Jacobs & Leslie London (2014) Liquor outlet density, deprivation and implications for foetal alcohol syndrome prevention in the Bergriver municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa, South African Geographical Journal, 96:2, 153-165, DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2014.901186.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0373-6245 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2151-2418 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/03736245.2014.901186
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42952
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_ZA
dc.rights© 2014 Society of South African Geographers. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Geographical Journal, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 153-165, 2014. doi : 10.1080/03736245.2014.901186. South African Geographical Journal is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsag20.en_ZA
dc.subjectAlcohol accessibilityen_ZA
dc.subjectDeprivationen_ZA
dc.subjectFoetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)en_ZA
dc.subjectGeographic information system (GIS)en_ZA
dc.subjectWestern Cape Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleLiquor outlet density, deprivation and implications for foetal alcohol syndrome prevention in the Bergriver municipality in the Western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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