Cigarette graphic health warning labels and information avoidance among individuals from low socioeconomic position in the U.S.

Purpose: Although graphic health warning labels (GHWs) on cigarette packs have influenced cessation behaviors in other countries, no U.S. studies have explored the impact of avoidance of GHW content among individuals from low socioeconomic position (SEP). The purpose of this study was to determine t...

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Publicado en:Cancer Causes & Control Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 351 - 361
Autores principales: McCloud, Rachel, Okechukwu, Cassandra, Sorensen, Glorian, Viswanath, K., McCloud, Rachel Faulkenberry
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Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2017
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          McCloud, Rachel
          Okechukwu, Cassandra
          Sorensen, Glorian
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          McCloud, Rachel Faulkenberry
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          Tobacco Products
          Communication
          Information Seeking Behavior
          Smoking Psychosocial Factors
          Product Labeling Methods
          Smoking Cessation
          Substance Use Disorders Psychosocial Factors
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      ab: Purpose: Although graphic health warning labels (GHWs) on cigarette packs have influenced cessation behaviors in other countries, no U.S. studies have explored the impact of avoidance of GHW content among individuals from low socioeconomic position (SEP). The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of intention to avoid GHWs, and how avoidance impacts cessation intention, in a low SEP sample in the U.S.Methods: Data come from low SEP smokers (n = 541) involved in a field experiment. The participants responded to questions pre- and post viewing of GHWs assessing SEP, intention to avoid them, emotional reactions, and intention to seek health information or quit smoking. Backwards stepwise logistic regression determined the predictors for intention to avoid GHWs. Simple and adjusted logistic regression analyzed the association between avoidance and its main predictors and outcomes of intentions to seek information or quit smoking.Results: Predictors for avoidance included being somewhat addicted to cigarettes (OR 2.3, p = 0.002), younger than 25 (OR 2.6, p = 0.008), and having medium (OR 3.4, p < 0.001) or high (OR 4.7, p < 0.001) levels of negative emotional reaction to the labels. Intention to avoid GHWs was positively associated with the intent to look for health information about smoking (OR 2.2, p = 0.002). Higher levels of negative emotional reaction were positively associated with cessation behaviors, with high negative emotional reaction associated with nine times the odds of quitting (p < 0.001).Conclusions: Results indicate avoidance of GHWs does not detract from the labels' benefit and that GHWs are an effective means of communicating smoking risk information among low SEP groups.
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