Citation

Limaye RJ, Rutkow L, Rimal RN, Jernigan DH. J. Public Health Policy 2014; 35(1): 119-131.

Affiliation

Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

10.1057/jphp.2013.43

PMID

24257631

Abstract

Through the eyes of those involved in the alcohol policy-making process in Malawi, we explored the role of informal (non-commercial) alcohol in rural communities, its harmful effects, and implications for appropriate national policy. Harms included early drinking initiation, violence, and sexual risk exposure. Informants suggested that policy should address informal alcohol's content, selling times, and easy access. Because most informal alcohol producers are women who rely upon sales for subsistence, policies must avoid limiting women's economic opportunities while protecting community health.Journal of Public Health Policy advance online publication, 21 November 2013; doi:10.1057/jphp.2013.43.

Language: en