Alcohol Availability, Cost, Age of First Drink, and Its Association with At-Risk Alcohol Use in Moshi, Tanzania.
Catherine Ann StatonDuan ZhaoElizabeth E GinalisJon Mark HirshonFrancis SakitaMonica H SwahnBlandina Theophil MmbagaJoão Ricardo Nickening VissociPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2020)
The first use of alcohol before the age of 18 is associated with higher alcohol use and alcohol-related adverse consequences. In Tanzania, age at first drink is an important target for interventions aiming to prevent negative alcohol-related consequences later in life.