Evaluating risk communication about fish consumption advisories: Efficacy of a brochure versus a classroom lesson in Spanish and English
Evaluating risk communication about fish consumption advisories: Efficacy of a brochure versus a classroom lesson in Spanish and English
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10.1111/1539-6924.00356
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发表时间：
2003-08-01
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3.8
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Pflugh, KK
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作者：
Burger, J;McDermott, MH;Pflugh, KK
演示格式可以影响目标受众理解风险相关信息的方式。小册子或鱼类情况说明书是国家机构传统上用来告知公众鱼类消费指南和食用鱼类的风险的方法。本研究探讨了以两种不同的形式提供有关食用受污染鱼类和贝类的风险信息的有效性：小册子和课堂演示。这两个工具是用西班牙语和英语开发和测试的，反映了纽瓦克湾综合体的当地民族构成。这些仪器在新泽西伊丽莎白的妇女、婴儿和儿童中心对育龄妇女进行了测试。两次介绍都使用了详细的图表，包括受污染的鱼类、鱼类加工方法以及食物链生物累积和向胎儿的传播。在课堂教学的效果上，几乎没有语言相关的差异，两组人都理解了主要的思想。在对食用来自纽瓦克湾污染沃茨的鱼或蟹的风险的理解上存在显著差异的地方，在所有情况下，接触课堂课程的妇女比阅读小册子的妇女有更好的理解。96%的听过这堂课的妇女明白吃港口的鱼是不安全的，而阅读这本小册子的妇女中有72%明白这一点。这两种形式都成功地向大多数妇女提供了关于养殖区、养殖区鱼类以及毒素向胎儿传播的信息。关于鱼制品的信息回忆得不太清楚，部分原因是妇女被要求从11个介绍中叙述减少食用鱼风险的方法，大多数人只回忆了清单中的两三个。讨论了对育龄妇女开办短训班的利弊。
Presentation format can influence the way target audiences understand risk-related information. Brochures or fish fact sheets are the methods traditionally used by state agencies to inform the public about fish consumption advisories and the risks from consuming fish. This study examines the efficacy of presenting information about the risks from consuming contaminated fish and shellfish in two different formats: a brochure and classroom presentation. The two instruments were developed and tested in Spanish and English, reflecting the local ethnic composition in the Newark Bay Complex. The instruments were tested on women of childbearing age at the Women, Infants, and Children Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Detailed diagrams were used in both presentations, including contaminated fish species, fish preparation methods, and food chain bioaccumulation and transmission to the fetus. There were few language-related differences in the efficacy of the classroom lesson, and the main ideas were understood by both groups. Where there were significant differences in understanding about the risks from consuming fish or crabs from the contaminated waters of Newark Bay, in all cases the women exposed to the classroom lesson had a better understanding than those who read the brochure. Ninety-six percent of the women who heard the lesson understood that it was unsafe to eat fish from the port, compared to 72% of those reading the brochure. Both formats succeeded in imparting information to most women about the area under advisories, the fish species under advisories, and transmission of toxins to the fetus. Information on fish preparation was recalled less clearly, partly because women were asked to relate methods to reduce the risk from consuming fish from 11 presented, and most recalled only two or three of the list. The advantages and disadvantages of conducting short classes to women of child-bearingage are discussed.