酒精最低单位价格对有无家可归经验的人的影响:定性研究
Carol Emslie1, Elena Dimova1, Rosaleen O'Brien1
1Research Centre for Health (ReaCH), Glasgow Caledonian University, 70 Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, Scotland, UK.
The International journal on drug policy
|June 12, 2023
概括
苏格兰的酒精最低单位价格 (MUP) 对无家可归的饮酒者产生了不同的影响. 虽然有些人减少了消费,但其他人没有受到影响或面临负面后果,这凸显了需要量身定制的支持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 酒精政策研究 酒精政策研究
背景情况:
- 酒精最低单位价格 (MUP) 在2018年5月在苏格兰实施.
- 有证据表明,MUP可以减少一般的酒精消费,但其对弱势群体的影响仍未得到充分研究.
- 这项研究专门研究了MUP对无家可归者的影响.
研究的目的:
- 在有无家可归历史的个人中对最低单位价格 (MUP) 的生活经验和看法进行定性探索.
- 了解MUP如何影响饮酒行为和相关问题在这个特定的人口.
- 找出任何不预期的后果或MUP对脆弱群体的差异性影响.
主要方法:
- 与46名参与者进行了半结构化采访,这些参与者在MUP引入时是目前的饮酒者,正在经历无家可归.
- 采用有目的的抽样来招募多样化的参与者群体 (30名男性,16名女性,年龄在21-73岁之间).
- 利用专题分析来解释面试数据,了解参与者对MUP的看法和经验.
主要成果:
- 参与者知道MUP,但与其他问题相比,这是一个低优先级的问题.
- 报告的影响各不相同:一些人减少了酒精摄入量或转向更便宜的替代品,与政策目标保持一致.
- 少数人报告说,乞讨增加了,有些人没有受到影响,因为他们喜欢的饮料价格没有显著变化. 个人,关系和社会因素影响了反应.
结论:
- 这是第一个详细描述MUP对无家可归者的影响的定性研究.
- 调查结果表明,MUP对这一群体产生了混合的影响,其中有一些积极的结果和一些负面的后果.
- 强调决策者在实施人口健康政策时需要考虑边缘化群体和上下文因素,同时投资住房和支持服务.
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