Improving Knowledge that Alcohol Can Cause Cancer is Associated with Consumer Support for Alcohol Policies: Findings from a Real-World Alcohol Labelling Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ThomasK. Greenfield¹  Catherine Paradis²  Kate Vallance³  Tim Stockwell³  Jonathan McGavock⁴  Erin Hobin⁵  Ashini Weerasinghe⁵  Nour Schoueri-Mychasiw⁵  David Hammond⁶ 

[1] Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA;Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7, Canada;Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 2Y2, Canada;Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada;Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON M5G 1V2, Canada;School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada;

关键词: cancer prevention;    alcohol;    alcohol policy;    alcohol warning labels;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17020398

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Knowledge that alcohol can cause cancer is low in Canada. Alcohol labels are one strategy for communicating alcohol-related harms, including cancer. Extending existing research observing an association between knowledge of the alcohol−cancer link and support for alcohol policies, this study examined whether increases in individual-level knowledge that alcohol is a carcinogen following an alcohol labelling intervention are associated with support for alcohol polices. Cancer warning labels were applied to alcohol containers at the intervention site, and the comparison site did not apply cancer labels. Pre-post surveys were conducted among liquor store patrons at both sites before and two-and six-months after the intervention was stopped due to alcohol industry interference. Limiting the data to participants that completed surveys both before and two-months after the cancer label stopped, logistic regression was used to examine the association between increases in knowledge and support for policies. Support for pricing and availability policies was low overall; however, increases in individual-level knowledge of the alcohol-cancer link was associated with higher levels of support for pricing policies, specifically, setting a minimum unit price per standard drink of alcohol (OR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.11−3.12). Improving knowledge that alcohol can cause cancer using labels may increase support for alcohol policies. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): RR2-10.2196/16320

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