A community intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and drunkenness among adolescents in Sweden: a quasi-experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have examined the effect of community interventions on youth alcohol consumption, and the results have often been mixed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a community intervention known as the Öckerö Method on adolescent alcohol consumption and perceived parental attitudes towards adolescent drinking.

Method

The study is based on a quasi-experimental design, using matched controls. Self-report studies were conducted among adolescents in grades 7-9 of compulsory education in four control and four intervention communities in the south of Sweden in 2016-2018. Baseline measures were collected in autumn 2016 before the intervention was implemented in the intervention communities. Outcomes were the adolescents' alcohol consumption

SUBMITTER: Svensson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058986 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature