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Time trends for tobacco and alcohol use in youth-rated films popular in Mexico and Argentina, from 2004-2012
- Source :
- Salud Pública de México, Vol 59, Iss 1, Pp 76-83 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017.
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Abstract
- Objective. To examine and compare overall prevalence and time trends in tobacco and alcohol portrayals and brand appearances in youth-rated US and nationally-produced films that were the most successful in Argentina and Mexico from 2004-2012. Materials and methods. Top-grossing nationally produced films from Argentina (n=73), Mexico (n=85) and the US (n=643) were content analyzed. Logistic regression was used to determine differences between Mexican, Argentine and US produced films. Linear regression models assessed significant cross-country differences in the mean number of tobacco and alcohol seconds. Results. Films from Mexico and Argentina were more likely than US films to contain tobacco, (OR=4.2; p
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 00363634 and 16067916
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Salud Pública de México
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.140de4824c742be8daa02faca7c772a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21149/7818