What drove changes in alcohol sales during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia? An interrupted time series analyses

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/25:10497694

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14035" target="_blank" >10.1111/dar.14035</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

What drove changes in alcohol sales during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia? An interrupted time series analyses

Original language description

Introduction: Research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol sales and per capita consumption show mixed findings. The present study of alcohol sales in Czechia attempts to account for this heterogeneity by investigating three types of interventions: (i) limits on the movement of people into the country (i.e., tourism); (ii) social mobility and assembly restrictions; and (iii) restrictions on alcohol sales. Methods: We used general additive models to assess the relationship between alcohol sales and COVID-19-related restrictions that were specific to alcohol outlets and general restrictions measured by the Government Response Stringency Index. New COVID-19 cases and the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists were also included in the models. Results: The analysis of total sales revenues show that the overall amount of alcohol sold in the Czech Republic decreased due to the COVID-19 related measures and the decrease is best explained by the Government Response Stringency Index. We did not find any relationship between alcohol sales and the number of new COVID-19 cases. Discussion and Conclusions: The decline in total alcohol sales resulting from the COVID-19 restrictions was not just the result of reduced tourism and restrictions on physical availability of alcohol, but also of restrictions limiting social encounters. This should be considered in future research comparing the trends in different countries and incorporated into plans for controlling the spread of communicable diseases in future epidemics.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30312 - Substance abuse

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Drug and Alcohol Review

ISSN

0959-5236

e-ISSN

1465-3362

Volume of the periodical

44

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

AU - AUSTRALIA

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

1207-1221

UT code for WoS article

001436734800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-86000245718