Stephanie A.S. Staras, Melvin D. Livingston, Alexander C. Wagenaar,
Am J Prev Med 2016;50(3):e73–e80 e73

Which are the effects of Alcohol tax increases in sexually transmitted infections?

It’s common associate the STI with more morbidity and mortality, including cancer and infertility. Decrease alcohol consumption may decrease sexual risk taking and finally transmission of STI. This study looked forward to investigate if the increase in alcohol beverage sales tax decreased gonorrhea and chlamydia rates overall and subgroups: age, gender, ethnicity subpopulations.

Conclusions: Was found decrease in gonorrhea rates. Wasn’t found evidence of an effect on chlamydia or differential effects across age, race/ethnicity, or gender subgroups. It’s clear the evidence from prior studies of the influence of alcohol taxes in gonorrhea rates. So alcohol tax increases might be an effective strategy for reducing sexually transmitted infections.

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