Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns
Background This study conducted an exploratory content analysis of TV food advertisements on the top three most popular channels for Filipino children aged two to 17 during school and non-school days. Methods Data were collected by manually recording of aired advertisements from 16 non-school days (...
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| author | Elaine Q. Borazon Ma. Rica Magracia Gild Rick Ong Bridget Kelly Gillott Sally Mackay Boyd Swinburn Tilakavati Karupaiah |
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| description | Background This study conducted an exploratory content analysis of TV food advertisements on the top three most popular channels for Filipino children aged two to 17 during school and non-school days. Methods Data were collected by manually recording of aired advertisements from 16 non-school days (July to September 2020) and 16 school days (January to April 2021). Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used to assess children’s rates of exposure to food advertisements (mean ± SD of advertisements aired per channel per hour), the healthiness of promoted foods (as permitted (healthier) or not permitted (unhealthy) according to nutrient profiling models from the World Health Organization), and persuasive techniques used in food advertisements, including promotional characters and premium offers. Results The results show that the rates of exposure to food advertisements were higher during school days (14.6 ± 14.8) than on non-school days (11.9 ± 12.0) (p < 0.01). Both periods yield a similarly higher proportion of non-permitted food advertisements (e.g. 9.3 ± 9.7 ads/channel/hour for school days and 8.3 ± 8.5 ads/channel/hour for non-school days) than permitted ones. More non-permitted food advertisements during children’s peak viewing times were observed than non-peak viewing times (e.g. 11.8 ± 10. vs. 8.3 ± 9.2 ads/channel/hour for school days). Non-permitted food advertisements employed persuasive techniques more frequently, accounting for 64–91% of all food ads during peak viewing times. Conclusion Children are exposed to a large volume of television advertisements for foods that should not be permitted to be marketed to children based on authoritative nutrient criteria. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc73f1561f974604a5a1cfa6090bfbe02025-02-05T12:46:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802024-12-0117110.1080/16549716.2024.24274452427445Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patternsElaine Q. Borazon0Ma. Rica Magracia1Gild Rick Ong2Bridget Kelly Gillott3Sally Mackay4Boyd Swinburn5Tilakavati Karupaiah6National Sun Yat-sen UniversityNational Sun Yat-sen UniversityTaylor’s University Lakeside CampusUniversity of WollongongUniversity of AucklandUniversity of AucklandTaylor’s University Lakeside CampusBackground This study conducted an exploratory content analysis of TV food advertisements on the top three most popular channels for Filipino children aged two to 17 during school and non-school days. Methods Data were collected by manually recording of aired advertisements from 16 non-school days (July to September 2020) and 16 school days (January to April 2021). Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used to assess children’s rates of exposure to food advertisements (mean ± SD of advertisements aired per channel per hour), the healthiness of promoted foods (as permitted (healthier) or not permitted (unhealthy) according to nutrient profiling models from the World Health Organization), and persuasive techniques used in food advertisements, including promotional characters and premium offers. Results The results show that the rates of exposure to food advertisements were higher during school days (14.6 ± 14.8) than on non-school days (11.9 ± 12.0) (p < 0.01). Both periods yield a similarly higher proportion of non-permitted food advertisements (e.g. 9.3 ± 9.7 ads/channel/hour for school days and 8.3 ± 8.5 ads/channel/hour for non-school days) than permitted ones. More non-permitted food advertisements during children’s peak viewing times were observed than non-peak viewing times (e.g. 11.8 ± 10. vs. 8.3 ± 9.2 ads/channel/hour for school days). Non-permitted food advertisements employed persuasive techniques more frequently, accounting for 64–91% of all food ads during peak viewing times. Conclusion Children are exposed to a large volume of television advertisements for foods that should not be permitted to be marketed to children based on authoritative nutrient criteria.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2427445childrenfoodmarketingpersuasive techniquestelevisionadvertisements |
| spellingShingle | Elaine Q. Borazon Ma. Rica Magracia Gild Rick Ong Bridget Kelly Gillott Sally Mackay Boyd Swinburn Tilakavati Karupaiah Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns Global Health Action children food marketing persuasive techniques television advertisements |
| title | Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| title_full | Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| title_fullStr | Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| title_short | Children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on Philippine television: content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| title_sort | children s exposure to unhealthy food advertising on philippine television content analysis of marketing strategies and temporal patterns |
| topic | children food marketing persuasive techniques television advertisements |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2427445 |
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