Need for Improved Risk Communication of Fish Consumption Advisories to Protect Maternal and Child Health
Influence of Primary Informants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine E LePrevost (0000-0001-7360-0021, North Carolina State University, corresponding author), Kathleen Gray (0000-0002-8213-4525, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Mercedes Hernández-Pelletier (NC Department of Health and Human Services), Brennan Bouma (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Consuelo Arellano (0000-0003-4525-6619, North Carolina State University), W Gregory Cope (0000-0003-2745-1939, North Carolina State University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1720-1734 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph10051720 |
| PMID | 23629591 |
| OpenAlex | W2153424624 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Fish consumption has established benefits, including the promotion of cardiovascular health and pre- and neonatal brain and eye development, but local freshwater fish may be a source of contaminants that are especially harmful to fetuses and young children, such as the neurotoxic and developmentally toxic methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls. Fish consumption advisories may be issued by state health departments to limit human exposure to these and other toxicants. This study examined the efficacy of a sign designed by the North Carolina Division of Public Health that was posted along a reservoir (Badin Lake) in central North Carolina, USA, for increasing anglers' awareness of a fish consumption advisory, with a special focus on anglers who share their catch with women and children. In this study, 109 anglers were interviewed about their awareness of fish consumption advisories in general and their knowledge of the Badin Lake fish advisory in particular. Shore anglers were significantly less likely to be aware of the term "fish consumption advisory" and of the specific advisory for Badin Lake than boat anglers. Although a significant increase in knowledge of the specific fish consumption advisory was found for the entire sample of study participants after the sign intervention, a commensurate increase in knowledge was not found for a subsample of anglers who reported sharing their catch with women and children. Study findings underscore differences in fish consumption advisory awareness among subpopulations. Specifically, the study revealed the importance of characterizing the communication needs of shore anglers and anglers who share their catch with sensitive subpopulations (e.g., women and children) for the creation of more targeted communications of fish consumption advisories
Biology · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Fish · Fish consumption · Fishery · Geography · Methylmercury · Public health · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Medicine · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Nursing · Risk Perception and Management · Ecology
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