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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Effectiveness of Text-Only Cigarette Health Warnings in Japan: Findings from the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey.

Janet Chung-Hall, Geoffrey T Fong, Gang Meng, Mi Yan, Takahiro Tabuchi, Itsuro Yoshimi, Yumiko Mochizuki, Lorraine V Craig, Janine Ouimet, Anne C K Quah

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Janet Chung-HallDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9139-8100
Geoffrey T FongDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9098-6472
Gang MengDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Mi YanDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Takahiro TabuchiCancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Chome-1-69 Otemae, Chuo Ward, Osaka 541-8567, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1050-3125
Itsuro YoshimiDivision of Tobacco Policy Research, National Cancer Center Japan, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Yumiko MochizukiJapan Cancer Society, 13th Floor, Yurakucho Center Bldg. 2-5-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan.
Lorraine V CraigDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Janine OuimetDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Anne C K QuahDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5303-8884

Funding

CIHR FDN-148477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health warnings are an effective strategy for communicating the health harms of smoking, encouraging quitting, and preventing smoking initiation. This study examines the effectiveness of existing text-only health warnings, identifies key predictors of warning effectiveness, and assesses support for pictorial warnings in Japan. Data are from the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey, a cohort survey of adult cigarette smokers (n = 3306), dual users of cigarettes and heated tobacco products (n = 555), and non-cigarette smokers (n = 823). Weighted multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess predictors of warning effectiveness and support for pictorial warnings. Overall, 15.6% of respondents noticed warnings, and 7.9% read or looked closely at warnings. Overall, 10.3% of smokers and dual users said the warnings stopped them from having a cigarette, and 7.2% avoided warnings. Overall, 27.5% of respondents said the warnings made them think about health risks of smoking, but only 2.7% of smokers and dual users said the warnings made them more likely to quit. Overall, 57.6% of respondents supported pictorial warnings. The weak effectiveness of Japan's text-only warnings is consistent with that in other countries with similar warnings. There is majority support for pictorial warnings in Japan, although the level of support is lower than in other countries.

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Product LabelingTobacco ProductsAdultCohort StudiesFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco SmokingYoung Adultcigarette package warning labelsJapansupporttobacco policy

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PMCPMC7036893

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