Gill Jan, O'May Fiona
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, Scotland, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2007 Mar;29(1):13-6. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl080. Epub 2006 Dec 18.
Current levels and patterns of alcohol drinking continue to cause concern, particularly amongst young females. Effective interventions remain elusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of knowledge relating to UK 'Sensible Drinking' guidelines, definitions of binge drinking and attitude to drink labelling initiatives amongst female school leavers enrolling at university.
Non-standardized questionnaires were administered and completed by researchers during the process of matriculation (response rate 94%; n = 180).
The survey revealed that recommended daily guidelines for women were not recalled by 54% of participants; 52% could not quote the unit content of their favoured alcoholic drink, whereas only 14% reported the use of the UK unit system to guide drinking. Personal quantitative definitions of binge drinking varied by a factor of 18.
A rewording of the UK Sensible Drinking message to one recognizing the needs of different population groups and their particular language of consumption measure is timely.
当前的饮酒水平和模式持续引发关注，尤其是在年轻女性群体中。有效的干预措施仍然难以捉摸。本研究的目的是调查即将进入大学的离校女生对英国“明智饮酒”指南的了解程度、暴饮的定义以及对酒类标签倡议的态度。
研究人员在入学过程中发放并完成了非标准化问卷（回复率94%；n = 180）。
调查显示，54%的参与者记不起女性每日饮酒的推荐指南；52%的人说不出自己喜欢的酒精饮料的单位含量，而只有14%的人表示会使用英国单位制来指导饮酒。个人对暴饮的定量定义相差18倍。
及时对英国“明智饮酒”信息进行重新措辞，以认识到不同人群的需求及其特定的消费衡量语言。
