Mapping of outdoor food and beverage advertising around primary and secondary schools in Kampala city, Uganda
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Abstract Background Marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages is recognized as a contributing factor to the global increase in overweight obesity, particularly among children. Such marketing negatively affects children’s dietary preferences, food choices, purchasing requests, consumption patterns. Given that little known about Africa, including Uganda, monitoring exposure essential generate evidence on problem develop meaningful policy responses. The aim this study was describe beverage environment surrounding schools urban peri-urban areas Kampala city. Methods Outdoor advertising around 25 randomly sampled primary secondary within radius 250 m each school mapped. Information size, setting, type, position advertisements healthiness promoted collected using INFORMAS Advertising Protocol. occurrence described frequencies, median, density per 100m 2 . Results A total 1034 branded were identified schools. Of these, 86% featured products, 7% healthy miscellaneous products. most advertised products sugar-sweetened alcoholic (51 23%, respectively). Schools area surrounded by more ads than those (median 45 vs 24 advertisements). Conclusion widespread extent highlights need for regulation line with World Health Organization’s recommendations, ensure young people are protected from marketing.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1471-2458']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10661-8