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    Children's understandings of mediated health campaigns for childhood obesity

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    Authors
    Babooram, M.
    Mullan, Barbara
    Sharpe, L.
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Babooram, M. and Mullan, B. and Sharpe, L. 2010. Children's understandings of mediated health campaigns for childhood obesity. Nutrition & Food Science. 40: pp. 289-298.
    Source Title
    Nutrition & Food Science
    DOI
    10.1108/00346651011043989
    ISSN
    0034-6659
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29813
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate children’s understandings of the intent and importance of current media initiatives designed to target childhood obesity. Semi-structured interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis, for the responses of overweight and normal weight children. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 33 children were interviewed, 24 of normal weight and nine overweight. They were shown two print and four television advertisements from the New South Wales Health Department web site that were popularly broadcast between 2003 and 2007. Children were then asked if they had seen the advertisement prior to the interview, and their understanding of the intent and importance of the advertisements. Findings – Most children in both weight groups recalled seeing five out of the six presented advertisements prior to interview. The main themes identified were ‘‘Health Maintenance’’ and ‘‘Illness Prevention’’ for five of the six advertisements. Overweight children were more numerous in their detection of a health message as opposed to normal weight children, who mostly commented on the safety aspect of advertisement six. Practical implications – Future evaluations of mediated health campaigns should go beyond recording simple recall of campaign material and investigate instead the understandings of target groups. Mediated health campaigns should also specify messages to particular target groups, as they appear to be most likely to facilitate behaviour change. Originality/value – Mediated health campaigns are mostly evaluated quantitatively rather than by qualitative means. In addition, no study has evaluated the views of overweight and normal weight children with regards to these health campaigns.

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