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An examination of retailers’ compliance with the minimum legal drinking (purchasing) age law in Slovenia: A quasi-experimental intervention study

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|Mar 2021

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Figure 1

Stages of the Non-Randomized Quasi-Experimental Study.
Stages of the Non-Randomized Quasi-Experimental Study.

Figure 2

The rate of alcohol sales to minors (mystery shoppers) according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.
The rate of alcohol sales to minors (mystery shoppers) according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.

Figure 3

The rate of cashiers requesting to see the minors’ (mystery shoppers’) IDs according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.
The rate of cashiers requesting to see the minors’ (mystery shoppers’) IDs according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.

Figure 4

Detailed analysis of cashiers’ requests for minors’ (mystery shoppers’) IDs and alcohol sales according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.
Detailed analysis of cashiers’ requests for minors’ (mystery shoppers’) IDs and alcohol sales according to intervention type in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages.

Comparison of the success rate of alcohol sales to minors (mystery shoppers) by city in the pre- and post-intervention measurement stages_

CityPre-intervention measurement stage: n (%) of stores that sold alcohol to minorsPost-intervention measurement stage: n (%) of stores that sold alcohol to minors
Ljubljana40 (85.1%)39 (83.0%)
Maribor18 (94.7%)12 (63.2%)
Kranj7 (77.8%)7 (77.8%)
Koper5 (83.3%)6 (100.0%)
Novo mesto7 (100.0%)5 (71.4%)
Celje9 (100.0%)8 (88.9%)
Total86 (88.7%)77 (79.4%)

The number of retail stores according to intervention type and city_

CityIntervention type
Communication interventionIntervention by the SMI
Control groupTotal
Std. BP
Ljubljana16452247
Maribor3421019
Kranj03069
Koper21126
Novo mesto13037
Celje43029
Total261884597

The rate of alcohol sales to minors (mystery shoppers) by city_

Cityn (%) of stores that sold alcohol to minors
Ljubljana40 (85.1%)
Maribor18 (94.7%)
Kranj7 (77.8%)
Koper5 (83.3%)
Novo mesto7 (100.0%)
Celje9 (100.0%)
Total86 (88.7%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 113
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2021
Published on: Mar 18, 2021
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Tanja Kamin, Sinja Čož, Sara Atanasova, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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