Citation

Kwate NO, Meyer IH. Am. J. Public Health 2009; 99(2): 228-230.

Affiliation

Columbia University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2007.132217

PMID

19059857

PMCID

PMC2622787

Abstract

We evaluated the association between residential exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising and current problem drinking among 139 African American women aged 21 to 49 years in Central Harlem, New York City. We found that exposure to advertisements was positively related to problem drinking (13% greater odds), even after we controlled for a family history of alcohol problems and socioeconomic status. The results suggest that the density of alcohol advertisements in predominantly African American neighborhoods may add to problem drinking behavior of their residents.

Language: en