Knowledge and Perceptions of Tobacco-Related Harm Associated with Intention to Quit among Cigarette Smokers, e-Cigarette Users, and Dual Users
Findings from the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Wave 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21646004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wenxue Lin (0000-0002-8245-9063, Department of Public Health Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA), Sydney A Martinez (0000-0003-1226-7506, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, corresponding author), Kai Ding (0000-0002-8632-2937, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center), Laura A Beebe (0000-0002-5784-9203, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 464-470 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2021.1879145 |
| PMID | 33594931 |
| OpenAlex | W3131389095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Objective: To study the association between knowledge of diseases caused by smoking, perceptions of harm of cigarettes and intention to quit among cigarettes and e-cigarettes users. Methods: Using US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Wave 1 data (2013–2014), we investigated the mean knowledge of diseases due to smoking and perceptions of harm of cigarettes scores among cigarette smokers (n = 8,263), e-cigarette users (n = 829), and dual users (n = 745) and examined the association between knowledge, perceptions of harm and intention to quit. Results: E-cigarette users had the highest scores in both knowledge and perceptions of harm items. We found a stronger association between knowledge and intention to quit among females (aOR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.18, 1.34) compared to males (aOR: 1.11; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.18). We observed a strong association between perceptions of harm and intention to quit among cigarette smokers (p < 0.0001) and dual users (p = 0.0001), but not e-cigarette users. Conclusions: Our study indicates it is urgent for federal and state governments to develop comprehensive guidelines for targeted health messaging regarding the harms of cigarettes, noncombustible tobacco products, and dual use, and the benefits of cessation. Further, findings suggest that effective health education should include tobacco product-specific risks and the comprehensive negative health impacts of tobacco given the strong positive association of perceptions of harm and intention to quit.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1879145
Environmental health · Harm · Harm reduction · Perception · Population · Public health · Quit smoking · Smoking cessation · Tobacco control · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |