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Evaluation and comparison of the effectiveness of front-of-package labeling systems for pre-packaged and ultra-processed foods and non-alcoholic beverages in Bolivia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Improvement on consumers' ability to correctly identify products with excessive amounts of sugars, fats, and sodium, to correctly identify the product option that is the least harmful to health, and to choose to purchase the least harmful choices or none of them options if they are all harmful.
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN17707440
Lead Sponsor
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3600
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult supermarket shoppers
2. Residing in Bolivia
3. Aged 18 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

1. Visually impaired people
2. Persons unable to give informed consent
3. People who deny being part of this study
4. People who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Contribution of the different front-of-package labeling (FOPL) schemes to improving the decision of participants to buy the least harmful option more often, the selection of the least harmful option more often and the correct identification of sugars, sodium and/or saturated fats found to be in excess in the products more often, measured comparing correct responses of participants to the stimuli in different experimental/control groups at one timepoint
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The impact of sociodemographic variables, such as gender, age, and education level, on the differences observed in the performance of various front-of-package labeling schemes. This assessment was measured by administering a structured questionnaire to respondents after they were shown mock-up products and provided their responses. The questionnaire captured their opinions and perceptions of the labeling schemes at one timepoint. The goal was to determine the extent to which sociodemographic factors contribute to the variations observed in the respondents' evaluations of the labeling schemes.
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