Assessing the association between tourism and the alcohol urban environment in Barcelona: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Alcohol availability and promotion are not distributed equally in the urban context. Evidence shows that the socioeconomic level seems to influence the amount of alcohol-related elements in an area. Some studies suggest that tourism could also affect the distribution of these elements. We explore with a valid instrument in a large city whether there is an association between high tourism pressure and a greater presence of alcohol-related elements in the urban environment.

Design

Observational ecological study.

Setting

The study was conducted in Barcelona during 2017-2018.

Participants

We assessed urban exposure to alcohol by performing social systematic observation using the OHCITIES Instrument in a stratified random sample of 170 census tracts withi

SUBMITTER: Puigcorbe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526313 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature