Warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers: a pilot randomized experiment among young adults in Mexico

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the potential impacts of visible and up-to-date health warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers on a range of outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted an experimental study to test the potential impacts of visible health warning labels (on the principal panel of the package) on thinking about health risks, product attractiveness, visual avoidance, and intention to change alcohol use among students in Mexico aged 18–30 years.

Methods

A double-blind, parallel-group, online randomized trial was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022 in 11 states in Mexico. In the control group, participants were presented with the image of a conventional beer can with a fictional design and brand. In the intervention groups, the

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Olmedo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10268389 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature