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ArticleTobacco induced diseases2018

Cigarette brand loyalty among smokers in six European countries: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys.

Sarah O Nogueira, Olena Tigova, Yolanda Castellano, Ute Mons, Christina N Kyriakos, Ann McNeill, Antigona C Trofor, Witold A Zatoński, Krzysztof Przewoźniak, Tibor Demjén and 7 more

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Article in Tobacco induced diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Sarah O NogueiraCatalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain.
Olena TigovaCatalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain.
Yolanda CastellanoCatalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain.
Ute MonsCancer Prevention Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Christina N KyriakosEuropean Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP), Brussels, Belgium.
Ann McNeillUK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, King's College London (KCL), London, United Kingdom.
Antigona C TroforUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Grigore T. Popa' Iasi, Iasi, Romania.
Witold A ZatońskiHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, Poland.
Krzysztof PrzewoźniakHealth Promotion Foundation (HPF), Warsaw, Poland.
Tibor DemjénSmoking or Health Hungarian Foundation (SHHF), Budapest, Hungary.
Yannis TountasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA), Athens, Greece.
Anne C K QuahDepartment of Psychology and School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Canada.
Geoffrey T FongDepartment of Psychology and School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Canada.
Marcela FuCatalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain.
Constantine I VardavasEuropean Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP), Brussels, Belgium.
Esteve FernándezCatalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Barcelona, Spain.
EUREST-PLUS consortium

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aims to describe the degree of smokers' loyalty to a specific brand of tobacco products and the variables related to choosing a specific brand among smokers in six European countries.

methodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted for a representative sample of adult smokers from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Spain (approximately 1000 smokers per country). The prevalence of smokers' having a usual brand of cigarettes smoked (factory-made or roll-yourown cigarettes), the brand of choice, the factors for choosing a specific brand and the degree of loyalty to that brand (not at all, a little, somewhat and a lot) were assessed by country, sociodemographics and smoking-related variables.

resultsIn total, 86.6% of the smokers reported having a usual brand. In three out of the six countries, one brand holds the loyalty of between 17.8% and 24.5% of the smokers that reported having a usual brand for factory-made cigarettes. Most participants reported being loyal 'a lot' to their brand of choice (44.4%). The reasons most reported for choosing a cigarette brand were the taste (83.2%) and the price (51.7%).

conclusionsBrand loyalty is high among factory-made and roll-your-own cigarette smokers in six European countries. Future research on longitudinal trends of brand loyalty to evaluate the effect of tobacco control policies in these European countries is warranted.

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