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Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence: Study
26/05/2024 10:05 PM | Click to read full article
According to research published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal, the ban is also estimated to have prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption and 18 lakh men in the state from becoming overweight or obese. The researchers, including those from The International Food Policy Research Institute, Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, US, analysed data from national and district-level health and household surveys.