Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys
Introduction Since May 2020, the ban on production and sale of menthol and other flavored cigarettes will come into force in the European Union countries. Then millions of cigarette smokers can quit smoking or switch to other tobacco products, both conventional and novel. Study aim To assess the pr...
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| author | Krzysztof Przewoźniak Mateusz Zatoński Aleksandra Herbeć Witold Zatoński Kinga Janik-Koncewicz Ute Mons Geoffrey T. Fong Anne C. K. Quah Pete Driezen Tibor Demjén Yannis Tountas Antigona C. Trofor Esteve Fernández Ann McNeill Marc Willemsen Karin Hummel Christina N. Kyriakos Constantine I. Vardavas on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS consortium |
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Since May 2020, the ban on production and sale of menthol and other flavored cigarettes will come into force in the European Union countries. Then millions of cigarette smokers can quit smoking or switch to other tobacco products, both conventional and novel.
Study aim
To assess the prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, cessation behaviors and attitudes of menthol and other flavored cigarette smokers towards tobacco control policies and programs.
Material and Methods
Cross-sectional data were collected in 2016 among 10,760 adult current smokers from 8 European countries (EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Project). Smokers of menthol, other flavoured, unflavored tobacco, or no usual brand were compared on smoking prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco dependence, motivation to quit, self-efficacy, prior cessation behaviours, and attitudes towards tobacco control measures. The univariate data analysis adjusted to few confounding factors was made with the use of SPSS Complex Samples Package.
Results
Study results shows that around 7% of adults in all 8 analyzed European countries smoke menthol cigarettes and around 3% other flavored cigarettes. However, prevalence of menthol smoking substantially varies between countries (0.4% in Spain to 12.4% in England). Compared to other groups, menthol cigarette smokers are younger, more likely to be female, better educated, had higher household income, and smoked fewer cigarettes. In comparison to smokers of unflavored cigarettes, smokers of menthol and other flavoured cigarettes are less likely to smoke daily, tend to be less dependent and have higher quitting self-efficacy. In comparison to all other smokers, menthol smokers are less likely to support a ban on sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. After enforcement of the ban, around a fifth of all menthol and flavored cigarette smokers intends to switch to another brand, and a third to reduce the amount they smoked or to quit smoking.
Conclusions
The EU TPD ban on sale of flavored cigarettes will affect one in ten smokers in the countries surveyed and provides an opportunity for targeting these groups with tobacco control policies and cessation programs. Lower tobacco dependence rates found in smokers of menthol and other flavored cigarettes may lead to greater success rates if quit attempts are strengthened by smoking cessation programs. However, smokers of different cigarette flavours in Europe differ on a range of smoking and cessation characteristics and may need different, target-tailored approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d11e1de5d21d468880ed1d12981901982024-01-31T10:30:35ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Prevention and Cessation2459-30872019-03-015Supplement10.18332/tpc/105386105386Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe SurveysKrzysztof Przewoźniak0Mateusz Zatoński1Aleksandra Herbeć2Witold Zatoński3Kinga Janik-Koncewicz4Ute Mons5Geoffrey T. Fong6Anne C. K. Quah7Pete Driezen8Tibor Demjén9Yannis Tountas10Antigona C. Trofor11Esteve Fernández12Ann McNeill13Marc Willemsen14Karin Hummel15Christina N. Kyriakos16Constantine I. Vardavas17on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS consortiumHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, PolandHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, PolandHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, PolandHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, PolandHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, PolandCancer Prevention Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Psychology & School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, CanadaOntario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, CanadaOntario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, CanadaSmoking or Health Hungarian Foundation (SHHF), Budapest, HungaryUniversity of Athens (UoA), Athens, GreeceUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy ‘Grigore T. Popa’, Iasi, RomaniaTobacco Control Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and Cancer Control and Prevention Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet, Catalonia, SpainUK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, London, United KingdomDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the NetherlandsDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the NetherlandsEuropean Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP), Brussels, BelgiumEuropean Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP), Brussels, BelgiumIntroduction Since May 2020, the ban on production and sale of menthol and other flavored cigarettes will come into force in the European Union countries. Then millions of cigarette smokers can quit smoking or switch to other tobacco products, both conventional and novel. Study aim To assess the prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, cessation behaviors and attitudes of menthol and other flavored cigarette smokers towards tobacco control policies and programs. Material and Methods Cross-sectional data were collected in 2016 among 10,760 adult current smokers from 8 European countries (EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Project). Smokers of menthol, other flavoured, unflavored tobacco, or no usual brand were compared on smoking prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco dependence, motivation to quit, self-efficacy, prior cessation behaviours, and attitudes towards tobacco control measures. The univariate data analysis adjusted to few confounding factors was made with the use of SPSS Complex Samples Package. Results Study results shows that around 7% of adults in all 8 analyzed European countries smoke menthol cigarettes and around 3% other flavored cigarettes. However, prevalence of menthol smoking substantially varies between countries (0.4% in Spain to 12.4% in England). Compared to other groups, menthol cigarette smokers are younger, more likely to be female, better educated, had higher household income, and smoked fewer cigarettes. In comparison to smokers of unflavored cigarettes, smokers of menthol and other flavoured cigarettes are less likely to smoke daily, tend to be less dependent and have higher quitting self-efficacy. In comparison to all other smokers, menthol smokers are less likely to support a ban on sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. After enforcement of the ban, around a fifth of all menthol and flavored cigarette smokers intends to switch to another brand, and a third to reduce the amount they smoked or to quit smoking. Conclusions The EU TPD ban on sale of flavored cigarettes will affect one in ten smokers in the countries surveyed and provides an opportunity for targeting these groups with tobacco control policies and cessation programs. Lower tobacco dependence rates found in smokers of menthol and other flavored cigarettes may lead to greater success rates if quit attempts are strengthened by smoking cessation programs. However, smokers of different cigarette flavours in Europe differ on a range of smoking and cessation characteristics and may need different, target-tailored approaches.https://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/Characterizing-smoking-cessation-behaviours-and-attitudes-toward-tobacco-control,105386,0,2.htmlsmoking cessation |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Przewoźniak Mateusz Zatoński Aleksandra Herbeć Witold Zatoński Kinga Janik-Koncewicz Ute Mons Geoffrey T. Fong Anne C. K. Quah Pete Driezen Tibor Demjén Yannis Tountas Antigona C. Trofor Esteve Fernández Ann McNeill Marc Willemsen Karin Hummel Christina N. Kyriakos Constantine I. Vardavas on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS consortium Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys Tobacco Prevention and Cessation smoking cessation |
| title | Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_full | Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_fullStr | Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_short | Characterizing smoking, cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes: the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys |
| title_sort | characterizing smoking cessation behaviours and attitudes toward tobacco control policies among smokers of menthol and flavored cigarettes the eurest plus itc europe surveys |
| topic | smoking cessation |
| url | https://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/Characterizing-smoking-cessation-behaviours-and-attitudes-toward-tobacco-control,105386,0,2.html |
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