A Commentary on the Dose–Response Relationship of Alcohol and Injury: Effects of Country‐Level Drinking Patterns and Alcohol Policies

Snoswell, Centaine L.; Puljević, Cheneal; Ferris, Jason

doi:10.1111/acer.14109

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“…South Africa has the fifth highest per capita consumption of alcohol in the world (WHO, 2018), and 59% of South African drinkers are heavy episodic ("binge") drinkers (WHO, 2018). There is strong international evidence for the association between alcohol consumption and injuries (Cherpitel et al, 2018;Secombe & Stewart, 2018;Snoswell et al, 2019). In South Africa, the first alcohol sales ban introduced as part of COVID-19 restrictions at the end of March 2020 confirmed this.…”

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Barriers and Enablers of Screening and Brief Intervention Programme Implementation for Patients with Alcohol-Related Injuries in a South African Trauma Centre: Views of Health Care Providers

Puljević¹,

Cook²,

Ferris³

et al. 2023

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Despite high levels of alcohol-related injury in South Africa, there are no screening and brief intervention (SBI) programs in any hospital trauma centres. We conducted semistructured interviews with 16 trauma centre staff (8 doctors, 7 nurses, 1 social worker) focused on barriers and enablers to the future implementation of a SBI program. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Perceived barriers included time constraints and injury treatment as priority, with the central barrier being inadequate funding. Enablers included the support of senior staff, and training. These findings can be used to support the successful implementation of a SBI program in South African trauma centres, with the purpose of reducing high rates of risky alcohol use and related injury recidivism.

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confidence: 97%