Trial reportTobacco control2014
Public education about the relative harm of tobacco products: an intervention for tobacco control professionals.
Trial report in Tobacco control, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review of Health Communication for Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products.Health communication · 2019Pooled it
- How people think about the chemicals in cigarette smoke: a systematic review.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Can the Public Be Educated About Constituents in Smokeless Tobacco? A Three-Wave Randomized Controlled Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Trial
- Assessing Constituent Levels in Smokeless Tobacco Products: A New Approach to Engaging and Educating the Public.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015Trial
- A comprehensive review on triple R eco-management strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle of hazardous cigarette butts.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Assessing the potential association between Epstein-Barr virus and oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational cancer research · 2020Article
- Reviewing the oral carcinogenic potential of E-cigarettes using the Bradford Hill criteria of causation.Translational cancer research · 2020Review
- Polytobacco use and risk perceptions among young adults: The potential role of habituation to risk.Addictive behaviors · 2019Article
- Truth Telling about Tobacco and Nicotine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Identifying principles for effective messages about chemicals in cigarette smoke.Preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Developing Smokeless Tobacco Prevention Messaging for At-Risk Youth: Early Lessons from "The Real Cost" Smokeless Campaign.Health equity · 2018Article
- The Effect of Tobacco Control Policies on US Smokeless Tobacco Use: A Structured Review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2017Review
- How Social Care Beneficiaries in Poland Rate Relative Harmfulness of Various Tobacco and Nicotine-Containing Products.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- US adult tobacco users' absolute harm perceptions of traditional and alternative tobacco products, information-seeking behaviors, and (mis)beliefs about chemicals in tobacco products.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Measuring youth beliefs about the harms of e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco compared to cigarettes.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Criterion validity of measures of perceived relative harm of e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco compared to cigarettes.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Perceived Relative Harm of Selected Cigarettes and Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products-A Study of Young People from a Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Rural Area in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- "My First Thought was Croutons": Perceptions of Cigarettes and Cigarette Smoke Constituents Among Adult Smokers and Nonsmokers.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- A Proposed Collaboration Against Big Tobacco: Common Ground Between the Vaping and Public Health Community in the United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Review
- Deficiencies in public understanding about tobacco harm reduction: results from a United States national survey.Harm reduction journal · 2015Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIn the USA, new regulations require the collection of information on tobacco constituents by brand and variety and publication of this information in a way not likely to be misconstrued by consumers. Understanding of such information becomes increasingly important as new tobacco products are marketed and modifications are made to reduce the toxicity of some products. This pilot study assessed the current knowledge of tobacco control professionals regarding the relative harmfulness of several tobacco products, and evaluated an online educational intervention aimed at improving understanding of variations in nicotine and tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (TSNAs).
methodsFifty-two tobacco control professionals participated in an online intervention which presented and discussed the results of constituent analyses of Camel Snus and Marlboro Snus compared to several conventional smokeless tobacco products. Comparisons with cigarettes were also discussed. Pre- and post-intervention questions assessed understanding of the concepts.
resultsPre-intervention responses demonstrated that 31% did not know that cigarettes are more harmful than smokeless tobacco, 67% did not know that smokeless products higher in nicotine are likely to be more effective substitutes for cigarettes, 52% did not know TSNAs are the major carcinogens in tobacco and 81% did not know new snus products tend to be lower in TSNAs than conventional spit tobacco. After intervention participation, knowledge increased on all points except one where pretest results were 100% correct.
conclusionsPublic education campaigns are urgently needed for tobacco control professionals and consumers to increase awareness and understanding of the continuum of risk among tobacco products.
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