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Associations between Perceptions of Harm and Safer Hair-Product-Purchasing Behaviors in a Cross-Sectional Study of Adults Affiliated with a University in the Northeast

Bibliographic Data

ID15459704
AuthorsC Payne (Columbia University Irving Medical Center), Cathryn E Payne (Columbia University Irving Medical Center), Amber Rockson (Columbia University Irving Medical Center), Adiba Ashrafi (0000-0002-2460-236X, Columbia University Irving Medical Center), Jasmine A Mcdonald (0000-0002-8270-8074, Columbia University Irving Medical Center), Traci N Bethea (0000-0003-3205-2078, Georgetown University), Emily S Barrett (0000-0001-9463-524X, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Adana A M Llanos (0000-0001-9954-9121, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue23
Pages7129-7129
Publication date2023-11-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20237129
PMID38063560
OpenAlexW4389238332
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited33

(1) Background: Widespread personal care product (PCP) use can expose individuals to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) associated with adverse health outcomes. This study investigated the association between harm perceptions and hair-product-purchasing behaviors in adults enrolled in a cross-sectional study. (2) Methods: Respondents rated their agreement with five PCP-related harm statements using a five-point Likert scale. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between harm perceptions with hair-product-purchasing behaviors and hair product use (i.e., number of products used). (3) Results: Among 567 respondents (non-Hispanic White, 54.9%; non-Hispanic Black, 9.5%; Hispanic/Latinx, 10.1%; Asian American/Pacific Islander, 20.1%; and multiracial/other, 5.5%), stronger harm perceptions around PCP use were associated with potentially "safer" hair-product-purchasing behaviors. Respondents who strongly agreed that consumers should be concerned about the health effects of PCPs had more than fourfold increased odds of always/usually using healthy product apps (OR 4.10, 95% CI: 2.04-8.26); reading ingredient labels (OR 4.53, 95% CI: 2.99-6.87); and looking for natural, non-toxic, or eco-friendly product labels (OR 4.53, 95% CI: 2.99-6.88) when buying hair products. (4) Conclusions: Promoting environmental health literacy and raising awareness of potential PCP use-related harms might encourage healthier hair product use behaviors

Business · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Harm · Logistic regression · Product (mathematics · Purchasing · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Medicine · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology · Marketing

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