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Associations of Individual Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status With Heated Tobacco Product Harmfulness Perceptions in Japan: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study (INFORM Study 2020)
Authors
Takumi Momosaka, Junko Saito, Aki Otsuki, Akiko Yaguchi-Saito, Maiko Fujimori, Aya Kuchiba, Kota Katanoda, Reo Takaku, Taichi Shimazu
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/34/9/34_JE20230177/_article
PMC
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11330704/
Highlights
- This study revealed the factors related to heated tobacco product (HTP) harmfulness perception, including trusted sources of cancer information, among both tobacco users and tobacco non-users.
- The results showed that being male, aged under 39 years, and having lower education (less than college) were associated with a perception of HTP as less harmful only among tobacco non-users.
- Moreover, the use of HTPs in tobacco users was associated with harmfulness perception.
- It is important for public health stakeholders to provide the latest evidence about HTP harmfulness in their daily practice, and to strengthen the regulations on HTP marketing directed at both tobacco non-users and tobacco users.
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