Religious beliefs and alcohol control policies: a Brazilian nationwide study

Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina
Giancarlo LucchettiHomero Vallada

Abstract

The connection between lower alcohol use and religiousness has been extensively examined. Nevertheless, few studies have assessed how religion and religiousness influence public policies. The present study seeks to understand the influence of religious beliefs on attitudes toward alcohol use. A door-to-door, nationwide, multistage population-based survey was carried out. Self-reported religiousness, religious attendance, and attitudes toward use of alcohol policies (such as approval of public health interventions, attitudes about drinking and driving, and attitudes toward other alcohol problems and their harmful effects) were examined. Multiple logistic regression was used to control for confounders and to assess explanatory variables. The sample was composed of 3,007 participants; 57.3% were female and mean age was 35.7 years. Religiousness was generally associated with more negative attitudes toward alcohol, such as limiting hours of sale (p , 0.01), not having alcohol available in corner shops (p , 0.01), prohibiting alcohol advertisements on TV (p , 0.01), raising the legal drinking age (p , 0.01), and raising taxes on alcohol (p , 0.05). Higher religious attendance was associated with less alcohol problems (OR: 0.61, 95%CI...Continue Reading

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Oct 13, 2015·Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research·Marzieh AkbarzadehNajaf Zare
Feb 11, 2015·Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina·Olukayode Abayomi
Mar 26, 2015·Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina·Giancarlo LucchettiHomero Vallada
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