The credibility of risk information about licit substances: An exploratory study of attitudes among Swedish adults:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

MatsEkendahl¹ 

关键词: risk information;    survey;    attitudes;    cigarettes;    alcohol;    snus;    perceptions;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nsad-2015-0039

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AimsProviding risk information on licit substances is a central health promotion strategy. There is, however, very little knowledge about public attitudes on this information. In this exploratory study we analyse the extent to which Swedish adults: 1) trust risk information regarding alcohol, cigarettes and wet snuff (“snus”) provided by public authorities, 2) perceive risk information regarding alcohol, cigarettes and snus as consistent, and 3) have received an adequate amount of risk information from public authorities regarding these substances. The aim is also to investigate if certain characteristics among participants are related to their perceptions of such risk information.MethodsA questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of individuals aged 18 to 70 (n=1623, 54% response rate). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression techniques were used to process data.ResultsParticipants trusted risk information concerning cigarettes, snus and alcohol provided by public authorities, and reported that ...

【 授权许可】

CC BY