Title
Data on gender representation in food and beverage print advertisements found in corner stores from Guatemala and Peru
Date Issued
01 December 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd
Abstract
Objectives: Data on gender representation in food and beverage advertisements may allow for a better understanding of how the food industry is targeting different audiences based on gender. Nonetheless, scant research on food and beverage print advertising with a gender approach has been conducted. Therefore, we sought to assess the prevalence of gender focus in print advertisements found inside corner stores in two cities: Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Lima, Peru. Data description: We developed two complementary datasets as part of the study: (1) a dataset of digital photographs of 200 food and beverage print advertisements found in corner stores located near schools (100 ads per country selected according to criteria such as product type, image quality, and uniqueness); (2) a quantitative dataset with data of the content analysis of these photographs. We employed 19 variables to record the general information and gender assessment of the ads. These datasets should allow scholars and public officials to identify gender-specific marketing strategies of the food industry that might impact children’s and adolescents’ nutrition differently.
Volume
14
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Alimentos y bebidas
Negocios, Administración
Medios de comunicación, Comunicación socio-cultural
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85101068979
PubMed ID
Source
BMC Research Notes
ISSN of the container
17560500
Source funding
International Development Research Centre
Sponsor(s)
Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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