Title |
Messages that increase women’s intentions to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy: results from quantitative testing of advertising concepts
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-30 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kathryn E France, Robert J Donovan, Carol Bower, Elizabeth J Elliott, Janet M Payne, Heather D’Antoine, Anne E Bartu |
Abstract |
Public awareness-raising campaigns targeting alcohol use during pregnancy are an important part of preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Despite this, there is little evidence on what specific elements contribute to campaign message effectiveness. This research evaluated three different advertising concepts addressing alcohol and pregnancy: a threat appeal, a positive appeal promoting a self-efficacy message, and a concept that combined the two appeals. The primary aim was to determine the effectiveness of these concepts in increasing women's intentions to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 7 | 28% |
Netherlands | 4 | 16% |
Australia | 3 | 12% |
United States | 1 | 4% |
El Salvador | 1 | 4% |
Belgium | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 8 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 20 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 12% |
Scientists | 2 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 2 | 1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 141 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 26 | 18% |
Researcher | 20 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 5% |
Other | 23 | 16% |
Unknown | 36 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 17% |
Psychology | 23 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 12% |
Social Sciences | 16 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
Other | 21 | 14% |
Unknown | 40 | 27% |