Queensland Alcohol-related violence and Night Time Economy Monitoring project (QUANTEM): a study protocol

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Heng Jiang¹  Michael Livingston¹  Sarah Callinan¹  Robin Room¹  Alan Clough²  Michael Thorn³  Meredythe Crane³  Jason Ferris⁴  Renee Zahnow⁴  Tanya Chikritzhs⁵  Jake Najman⁶  Nicholas Carah⁷  Kypros Kypri⁸  Dominique de Andrade⁹  Ashlee Curtis^1,10  Richelle Mayshak^1,10  Nicolas Droste^1,10  Peter G. Miller^1,10  Nicholas Taylor^1,10  Kerri Coomber^1,10  Belinda Lloyd^1,11  Sharon Matthews^1,11 

[1] Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia;Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Canberra, ACT, Australia;Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia;Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia;School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia;School of Psychology, Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, 3220, Geelong, VIC, Australia;Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia;

关键词: Alcohol;    Policy;    Evaluation;    Protocol;    Australia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-017-4811-9

 received in 2017-06-07, accepted in 2017-10-02,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlcohol-related harm is a substantial burden on the community in Australia and internationally, particularly harm related to risky drinking practices of young people in the night-time economy. This protocol paper describes a study that will report on the changes in a wide range of health and justice outcome measures associated with major policy changes in the state of Queensland, Australia. A key element includes trading hours restrictions for licensed premises to 2 am for the state and 3 am in Safe Night Precincts (SNPs). Other measures introduced include drinks restrictions after midnight, increased patron banning measures for repeat offenders, mandatory ID scanning of patrons in late-night venues, and education campaigns.MethodsThe primary aim of the study is to evaluate change in the levels of harm due to these policy changes using administrative data (e.g., police, hospital, ambulance, and court data). Other study elements will investigate the impact of the Policy by measuring foot traffic volume in SNPs, using ID scanner data to quantify the volume of people entering venues and measure the effectiveness of banning notices, using patron interviews to quantify the levels of pre-drinking, intoxication and illicit drug use within night-time economy districts, and to explore the impacts of the Policy on business and live music, and costs to the community.DiscussionThe information gathered through this project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Policy and to draw on these findings to inform future prevention and enforcement approaches by policy makers, police, and venue staff.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017