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Comparative Study
. 1994 Jan-Feb;85(1):23-7.

Public awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy: the effects of a television campaign. Child Health Committee, Manitoba Medical Association

O G Casiro  1 , R S Stanwick, A Pelech, V Taylor
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Comparative Study

Public awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy: the effects of a television campaign. Child Health Committee, Manitoba Medical Association

O G Casiro et al. Can J Public Health. 1994 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a television public awareness campaign on knowledge of the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Design: A survey with five questions on alcohol and pregnancy and five health questions unrelated to alcohol was administered before and after the campaign.

Participants: Three thousand women aged 15-45 years.

Intervention: A 30-second announcement with a message on alcohol and pregnancy was broadcast over ten weeks by five television stations in Manitoba.

Results: More respondents after the campaign thought that alcohol consumption in pregnancy would put the baby at risk, and attributed this information to "television". There were no differences in the responses to the five health questions unrelated to alcohol.

Conclusions: An increase in awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy was observed after a mass media campaign.

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