@article{ref1,
title="Awareness of product-related information, health messages and warnings on alcohol packaging among adolescents: a cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom",
journal="Journal of public health (Oxford)",
year="2019",
author="Critchlow, Nathan and Jones, Daniel and Moodie, Crawford and MacKintosh, Anne Marie and Fitzgerald, Niamh and Hooper, Lucie and Thomas, Christopher and Vohra, Jyotsna",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Alcohol packaging can be used to communicate product-related information, health messages and health warnings to consumers. We examined awareness and recall of such information and messaging among adolescents in the United Kingdom. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 11-19 year olds in the United Kingdom (n = 3399), with participants asked if they had seen any information, health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging in the past month (Yes/No) and, if so, what they recalled. We also assessed higher-risk drinking among current drinkers (≥5 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption) and susceptibility to consume among never-drinkers. <br><br>RESULTS: One-third (32%) of participants had seen information, health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging. Chi-Square tests showed awareness was greater for current drinkers than non-drinkers (46% vs. 19%; P < 0.001), higher-risk drinkers than lower-risk drinkers (55% vs. 39%; P < 0.001), and susceptible never-drinkers than non-susceptible never-drinkers (21% vs. 16%; P = 0.01). Ten messages were recalled, with drinking responsibly (18%) and not drinking during pregnancy (13%) most recalled. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Most young drinkers, including almost half of higher-risk drinkers, did not recall seeing any information, health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging in the past month, suggesting that current labelling is failing to reach this key audience.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1741-3842",
doi="10.1093/pubmed/fdz080",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz080"
}