Megan Wall Vigorita
Biographic Data
| ID | 7724042 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Wall Vigorita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan Wall |
| FAMILY NAME | Vigorita |
| SIGNATURE | VIGORITA M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Tobacco Products |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4433-921X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Predictors of Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Initiation Among Hip Hop-Identifying Youth
BACKGROUND: We explored predictors of cigar product initiation among Hip Hop-identifying U.S. youth using data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Fresh Empire evaluation. Participants were Hip Hop-identifying youth living in evaluation markets who had not initiated cigar product use at their first survey. OBJECTIVES: We modeled cigar product initiation odds using discrete time survival analysis logistic regression models as a function o…
Factors Associated with Use of Cigars, Little Cigars, Cigarillos, and Blunts among Hip Hop Youth in the United States
Objectives: Despite their wide use, little is known about risk and protective factors associated with cigar, little cigar, and cigarillo (CLCC) and blunt use among United States (US) youth, including youth in the Hip Hop peer crowd. Methods: Data come from a majority black and Hispanic cross-sectional sample of 2187 Hip Hop youth ages 12 to 18 recruited via address-based sampling and social media in 2015. We used multivariable logistic regression…
Unpacking Cigar Product Familiarity and Terminology among Black and Hispanic Youth: It’s All about Blunts
The prevalence rate of Cigar, Little Cigar, and Cigarillo (CLCC) use among youth rose above the rate of cigarettes for the first time in 2019, and Black and Hispanic youth remain disproportionately more susceptible and likely to use these products compared to White youth. Addressing this disparity through education requires a clearer understanding of the ways youth refer to, and group, CLCCs. Twenty-eight virtual focus groups with youth ages 13-1…
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Unpacking Cigar Product Familiarity and Terminology among Black and Hispanic Youth: It’s All about Blunts
The prevalence rate of Cigar, Little Cigar, and Cigarillo (CLCC) use among youth rose above the rate of cigarettes for the first time in 2019, and Black and Hispanic youth remain disproportionately more susceptible and likely to use these products compared to White youth. Addressing this disparity through education requires a clearer understanding of the ways youth refer to, and group, CLCCs. Twenty-eight virtual focus groups with youth ages 13-1…
Factors Associated with Use of Cigars, Little Cigars, Cigarillos, and Blunts among Hip Hop Youth in the United States
Objectives: Despite their wide use, little is known about risk and protective factors associated with cigar, little cigar, and cigarillo (CLCC) and blunt use among United States (US) youth, including youth in the Hip Hop peer crowd. Methods: Data come from a majority black and Hispanic cross-sectional sample of 2187 Hip Hop youth ages 12 to 18 recruited via address-based sampling and social media in 2015. We used multivariable logistic regression…
Predictors of Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Initiation Among Hip Hop-Identifying Youth
BACKGROUND: We explored predictors of cigar product initiation among Hip Hop-identifying U.S. youth using data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Fresh Empire evaluation. Participants were Hip Hop-identifying youth living in evaluation markets who had not initiated cigar product use at their first survey. OBJECTIVES: We modeled cigar product initiation odds using discrete time survival analysis logistic regression models as a function o…
Psychology (3 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Blunt (1 works) · Business (1 works)