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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Testing the Impact of Familiarity with Health Benefits Information on Dietary Supplement Choice in Pregnancy: An Online Choice Experiment |
Author: | Malek, L. Umberger, W.J. Zhou, S.-J. Huynh, E. Makrides, M. |
Citation: | Nutrients, 2022; 14(9):1-17 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 2072-6643 2072-6643 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lenka Malek, Wendy J. Umberger, Shao-Jia Zhou, Elisabeth Huynh, and Maria Makrides |
Abstract: | To help meet the increased requirements for critical nutrients during and around pregnancy, supplementation with essential nutrients is recommended. This study aims to determine how the previous awareness of nutrient health benefits and/or the provision of this information influences the importance placed on nutrients (folate, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D) when choosing between dietary supplement products for pregnancy. Discrete choice experiment data were collected as part of a cross-sectional online survey administered to 857 pregnant women living in Australia. Four segments of women were identified that differ in their preference criteria when choosing among dietary supplement products for pregnancy. When choosing between products, the reinforcement of perceived health benefits (i.e., showing information on health benefits to those already aware of the benefits) was most effective at increasing the importance of folate (in all segments) and iodine (in two segments, 63% of the sample). Neither prior awareness of health benefits alone nor information provided at the point-of-purchase without prior awareness were enough to increase the importance of folate. Our findings suggest a need for simultaneous strategies that (1) provide information on health benefits before purchase and (2) ensure that information on health benefits is available at the point-of-purchase. |
Keywords: | dietary supplements folic acid iodine nutrition knowledge discrete choice experiment health benefits awareness pregnancy nutrient recommendations food choice |
Rights: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/nu14091707 |
Grant ID: | NHMRC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14091707 |
Appears in Collections: | Public Health publications |
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