Open AccessTobacco and alcohol content in soap operas broadcast on UK television: a content analysis and population exposure
Author(s) -
Alexander B Barker,
John Britton,
Emily Thomson,
Rachael Murray
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa091
Subject(s) - population , alcohol , medicine , advertising , tobacco use , alcohol consumption , environmental health , business , biology , biochemistry
Exposure to tobacco and alcohol content in media is a risk factor for smoking and alcohol use in young people. Our previous research suggested that tobacco and alcohol imagery is common in soap operas. We now report an analysis of tobacco and alcohol content in a sample of soap operas broadcast in the UK.
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