dc.contributor.author |
Parackal, Sherly |
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dc.contributor.author |
Parackal, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Harraway, J |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-21T00:18:14Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
International Journal of Drug Policy 21:302-305 2010 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0955-3959 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14794 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Background: The addition of a warning label on alcohol containers is a policy measure yet to be adopted in New Zealand. The current study aims to report the rating of a national sample of 16–40-year-old nonpregnant New Zealand women on a warning label on alcohol containers as a source of information on risks associated with alcohol consumption in pregnancy. Methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2005 on a random sample of 1129 nonpregnant women aged 16–40 years. Data were collected via an interviewer-administered questionnaire using a Web-assisted telephone interviewing system. Results: Overall, the survey achieved a response rate of 65%. Just over half of the women surveyed (53%; 95% CI 50.2–56.0) gave a high rating for a warning label as a source of information on alcohol consumption in pregnancy. Women below 30 years of age and who were of non-European ethnicity were more likely to give a high rating compared with older women and European women, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Introduction of a warning label on alcohol containers in New Zealand may be effective in increasing awareness of the risks associated with alcohol consumption in pregnancy among at-risk drinkers, namely, younger women and New Zealand women of Maori and Pacific ethnicities. However, to accentuate behavioural change, other prevention approaches within a health promotion framework may be needed to complement this approach. |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier BV |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
International Journal of Drug Policy |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Warning labels on alcohol containers as a source of information on alcohol consumption in pregnancy among New Zealand women |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.10.006 |
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pubs.begin-page |
302 |
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pubs.volume |
21 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Elsevier B.V. |
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pubs.end-page |
305 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
230772 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2011-10-11 |
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