Research capacity and needs for alcohol-related harm prevention in West Africa: findings from a cross-sectional survey of stakeholders

MH Swahn, A Balenger, F Umenze, E Dumbili… - Journal of studies on …, 2022 - jsad.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine capacity and resource needs for
alcohol prevention research among stakeholders across nine countries in West Africa …

East Africa needs an alcohol research agenda

MH Swahn, A Balenger, NM Tumwesigye… - Journal of Studies on …, 2023 - jsad.com
652 JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS/JULY 2023 respondent succinctly
stated,“The lack of sufficient data has led to little resources being allocated in this area.” The …

Developing an alcohol harm prevention research agenda in West Africa: A mixed methods approach

A Balenger, F Umenze, E Dumbili… - Health promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Research on alcohol use and its associated harm is scarce in West Africa. To mitigate the
knowledge gap and to build momentum for future research, we determined research …

[HTML][HTML] Community voices on alcohol harm in Sierra Leone: Perceptions of prevention needs

A Balenger, BJ Jalloh, EW Dumbili, MH Swahn - PEC innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The research purpose is to determine alcohol prevention needs in Sierra Leone.
Methods We analyzed a cross-sectional survey from fall 2020, distributed by the West …

Preventing alcohol-related harm in East Africa: Stakeholder perceptions of readiness across five countries

MH Swahn, Z Robow, A Balenger, CA Staton… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objective: While alcohol-related harm is a recognized public health priority, the capacity to
address and mitigate its harm is lacking, primarily in low-income countries. Recent …

Research agendas for alcohol policymaking in the wider world

R Room, M Miller, O Waleewong… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijadr.org
Abstract From comparisons of World Health Organization statistics, it is clear that people in
lower-income countries experience more harms per litre of alcohol and different types of …

Alcohol and substance use prevention in Africa: systematic scoping review

LM Mupara, R Tapera… - Journal of Substance …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Alcohol and substance use has been a long-standing public health challenge
across the globe, including in Africa. Research evidence attests that there is no singular …

Alcohol and public health in Africa: can we prevent alcohol‐related harm from increasing?

C Ferreira‐Borges, S Dias, T Babor, MB Esser… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the total amount of
alcohol consumed in the African region is expected to increase due to the growth of new …

[HTML][HTML] A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa: A new methodological approach to inform practice and policy

MH Swahn, Z Robow, F Umenze, A Balenger… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa.
However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low …

Harmful use of alcohol: a shadow over sub-Saharan Africa in need of workable solutions

C Ferreira-Borges, CDH Parry, TF Babor - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable burden of disease in Africa are expected to
rise in the near future, yet. increasing alcohol-related harm receives little attention from …