Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages

Despite two decades of prevention activities and education, rates of hepatitis C infection remain high among people who inject drugs. In this article we draw on the findings of an extensive review of the content of print hepatitis C prevention materials circulating in Australia, examining these data...

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Main Authors: Winter, R., Fraser, Suzanne, Booker, N., Treloar, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Federal Legal Publications, Inc 2013
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Online Access:https://www.federallegalpublications.com/contemporary-drug-problems/201401/cdp-2013-40-4-03-winter-authenticity-and-diversity-enhancing-austr
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description Despite two decades of prevention activities and education, rates of hepatitis C infection remain high among people who inject drugs. In this article we draw on the findings of an extensive review of the content of print hepatitis C prevention materials circulating in Australia, examining these data in light of Petraglia’s (2009) theory of “authenticity” in social marketing. We identify three main areas in which resources could be redesigned: closer attention to language and terminology, a critical engagement with common concepts of the individual, and more acknowledgement of the role of social and structural factors in shaping injecting practice. To achieve a stronger sense of authenticity, and in turn become more equitable and efficient, future resources could address these issues using insights from social marketing literature.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-97642017-01-30T11:14:52Z Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages Winter, R. Fraser, Suzanne Booker, N. Treloar, C. authenticity prevention education health communication hepatitis C virus Despite two decades of prevention activities and education, rates of hepatitis C infection remain high among people who inject drugs. In this article we draw on the findings of an extensive review of the content of print hepatitis C prevention materials circulating in Australia, examining these data in light of Petraglia’s (2009) theory of “authenticity” in social marketing. We identify three main areas in which resources could be redesigned: closer attention to language and terminology, a critical engagement with common concepts of the individual, and more acknowledgement of the role of social and structural factors in shaping injecting practice. To achieve a stronger sense of authenticity, and in turn become more equitable and efficient, future resources could address these issues using insights from social marketing literature. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9764 https://www.federallegalpublications.com/contemporary-drug-problems/201401/cdp-2013-40-4-03-winter-authenticity-and-diversity-enhancing-austr Federal Legal Publications, Inc fulltext
spellingShingle authenticity
prevention education
health communication
hepatitis C virus
Winter, R.
Fraser, Suzanne
Booker, N.
Treloar, C.
Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title_full Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title_fullStr Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title_full_unstemmed Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title_short Authenticity and Diversity: Enhancing Australian Hepatitis C Prevention Messages
title_sort authenticity and diversity: enhancing australian hepatitis c prevention messages
topic authenticity
prevention education
health communication
hepatitis C virus
url https://www.federallegalpublications.com/contemporary-drug-problems/201401/cdp-2013-40-4-03-winter-authenticity-and-diversity-enhancing-austr
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9764