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Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on December 18, 2006
Journal of Public Health 2007 29(1):13-16; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdl080
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© The Author 2006, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved.

How ‘sensible’ is the UK Sensible Drinking message? Preliminary findings amongst newly matriculated female university students in Scotland



Jan Gill, Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Pharmacology

Fiona O’May, Research Fellow
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, Scotland, UK

Address correspondence to Jan Gill, E-mail: jgill{at}qmuc.ac.uk

Background Current levels and patterns of alcohol drinking continue to cause concern, particularly amongst young females. Effective interventions remain elusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of knowledge relating to UK ‘Sensible Drinking’ guidelines, definitions of binge drinking and attitude to drink labelling initiatives amongst female school leavers enrolling at university.

Methods Non-standardized questionnaires were administered and completed by researchers during the process of matriculation (response rate 94%; n = 180).

Results The survey revealed that recommended daily guidelines for women were not recalled by 54% of participants; 52% could not quote the unit content of their favoured alcoholic drink, whereas only 14% reported the use of the UK unit system to guide drinking. Personal quantitative definitions of binge drinking varied by a factor of 18.

Conclusion A rewording of the UK Sensible Drinking message to one recognizing the needs of different population groups and their particular language of consumption measure is timely.

Keywords: binge drinking, health messages, student drinking


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