Alcohol Policy, Binge Drinking
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies in 30 high schools in 2017 on students binge drinking.
Detailed description
In August 2017, 13 high schools in Zealand and all of Funen's 11 high schools and 6 high schools in Ringkøbing introduced new mutual alcohol policy for alcohol on study trips, parties, cafes and other social events. The background for the introduction of the alcohol policies was the aim of reducing alcohol intake among students and that alcohol should have a less dominant role. By setting the same framework, the alcohol policies aims at promoting community, responsibility and respect. The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of the introduction of new mutual alcohol policies on students binge drinking. The analysis is a natural experiment that compare binge drinking among students at schools after the introduction of the policy with binge drinking among students a schools that did not introduce the policy.
Interventions
OTHERAlcohol policy
Introduction of new mutual alcohol policy
Sponsors
University of Southern Denmark
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* High school student
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking 4 or more times within the last month | january 2019 | Reduction in the number of students that drink 5 or more drinks on the same occasion 4 or more times within the last month |
Outcome results
None listed