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Health warning labels on alcoholic beverages: a study in Mexican adolescents and young adults

Evaluation of the deterrent capacity of warning labels in the selection of alcoholic beverages in Mexican adolescents and young adults

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10494244
Enrollment
1680
Registered
2023-01-03
Start date
2021-11-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Perceived risk and intention to change the consumption of alcohol among Mexican students aged 18-30 years Not Applicable

Interventions

The study includes three arms: 1) control, 2) health warning label in red (HWL red), and 3) health warning label in yellow (HWL yellow), where participants are allocated through simple randomization.

Sponsors

Pan American Health Organization - Mexico
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Mexican men and women between 18 to 30 years old 2. Studying at public and private schools of upper-middle and higher level 3. Have access to a smart mobile device or a computer with an internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants that report not having consumed beer in the last 12 months. This exclusion criterion is considered since the image used for the study is a beer can, the most consumed alcoholic beverage in Mexico. 2. Women pregnant or breastfeeding because they could have changed their alcohol intake patterns

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Perceived risk and intention to change the consumption of the can of beer presented are measured at a single timepoint using the following questions: 1) Did you think about the health risks involved in drinking it?; 2) How likely are you to buy it?; 3) How likely are you to consume it?

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Product attractiveness measured using the question "How attractive do you find the product shown?" at a single timepoint 2. Visual avoidance measured using the question "Looking at the image shown, did you avoid seeing the label?" at a single timepoint. “Label” referred to the brand in the control group and the health warning label in the intervention groups.

Countries

Mexico

Contacts

Public ContactNancy López-Olmedo
nancy.lopez@insp.mx+52 (0)5580124782

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026