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Trial reportTobacco control2019

Adolescent males' responses to blu's fake warnings.

Brittney Keller-Hamilton, Megan E Roberts, Michael D Slater, Micah Berman, Amy K Ferketich

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Tobacco control, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors.

Brittney Keller-HamiltonDivision of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA keller-hamilton.1@osu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8574-7263
Megan E RobertsDivision of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Michael D SlaterSchool of Communication, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Micah BermanDivision of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Amy K FerketichDivision of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Funding

Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Tasleem J Padamsee · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
Project 4: Comprehension of Health Risks in More and Less Arousing Affe p240-275P50CA180908 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SHIELDS, PETER G., WEWERS, MARY ELLEN · 2013 to 2017
$18.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NCI NIH HHS P50 CA180908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBlu's 'Something Better' advertising campaign ran in popular print magazines in 2017. The campaign included advertisements with fake warnings conveying positive messages, which mimicked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s warning requirements for electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisements that took effect in 2018. We report adolescent males' recall of these fake warnings and how exposure to fake warnings affected recall of other advertisement components, including the actual warning or health risks, brand and product.

methodsOhio males ages 12-19 years (N = 775; 73.8 % white non-Hispanic) were randomly assigned to view an e-cigarette advertisement with or without a fake warning. Afterward, they were asked what they remembered most about the advertisement. Responses were qualitatively coded. Statistical analyses included survey-weighted descriptive statistics and logistic regression.

resultsOf participants who viewed an e-cigarette advertisement with a fake warning, 27.0 % reported the fake warning was what they remembered most, and 18.8 % repeated the fake warning message. Participants viewing advertisements with a fake warning had lower odds of recalling the actual warning or health risks (OR = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.11 to 0.77) or brand (OR = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.22 to 0.85), compared with participants viewing other e-cigarette advertisements.

conclusionsAdolescents viewing an advertisement with a fake warning were less likely to recall the advertisement's actual warning or health risks. Although e-cigarette advertisements now carry large FDA-mandated warnings, this tactic could be used for cigarette advertisements that continue to carry small warnings in the USA. Findings underscore the necessity of tobacco advertisement surveillance and study of advertisements' effects on adolescents.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsMental RecallAdolescentAdvertisingChildHumansMaleOhioProduct LabelingUnited StatesUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationYoung Adultadvertising and promotionelectronic nicotine delivery devicestobacco industry

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PMID30772827
PMCPMC7080213

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