ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Perceptions of Harmfulness of Heated Tobacco Products Compared to Combustible Cigarettes among Adult Smokers in Japan: Findings from the 2018 ITC Japan Survey.
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- Knowledge and Concerns About Smoking-Related Health Risks: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2021 International Tobacco Control Japan and Korea Surveys.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Changes in Tobacco Use Behavior: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Japan.Journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Do perceptions of the harm of heated tobacco products differ by smoking status? A cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Society and New Tobacco Internet Survey (JASTIS) 2020 in Japan.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Awareness of and support for banning e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products among Mexicans who smoke.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic status and its limited influence on perceptions of heated tobacco products and cigarettes: no relation with physical health, but association with mental health benefits and lower sensitivity to peer pressure.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Dietary Habits, Nutrition Intake, and Alcohol Consumption Based on Types of Smoking and Smoking Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Associations of Individual Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status With Heated Tobacco Product Harmfulness Perceptions in Japan: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study (INFORM Study 2020).Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Impact of FDA endorsement and modified risk versus exposure messaging in IQOS ads: a randomised factorial experiment among US and Israeli adults.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- Association between heated tobacco product use and airway obstruction: a single-centre observational study, Japan.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Observational
- Exposure to e-cigarette and heated tobacco product advertisements via digital, traditional media, and points-of-sale: An examination of associations with use intentions and perceived risk among adults in Armenia and Georgia.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Article
- Three in four smokers want to quit tobacco (reference to reassessing the smoking target in Japan): findings from the JASTIS2021 study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- The Substitution of Fifty Percent of Combustible Tobacco Smoke Exposure With Either Electronic Cigarettes or Heated tobacco Products Did Not Attenuate Acute Lung Injury in an Animal Model.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Comparison of the Smoking Cessation of Heated Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette Smokers in Korea.Korean journal of family medicine · 2023Article
- IQOS Use and Interest by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Behavior Characteristics among Adults in the US and Israel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
In Japan, the tobacco industry promotes heated tobacco products (HTPs) as a reduced-risk tobacco product. This study examines: (1) smokers' harm perceptions of HTPs relative to combustible cigarettes; (2) differences in relative harm perceptions between exclusive smokers and smokers who use HTPs (concurrent users) and between concurrent users based on frequency of product use; and (3) if smokers who were exposed to HTP advertising hold beliefs that are consistent with marketing messages of lower harmfulness. This cross-sectional study included 2614 adult exclusive cigarette smokers and 986 concurrent users who reported their perceptions of harmfulness of HTPs compared to cigarettes, as well as their exposure to HTP advertising in the last six months. Among all smokers, 47.5% perceive that HTPs are less harmful than cigarettes, 24.6% perceive HTPs to be equally as harmful, 1.8% perceive HTPs as more harmful, and 26.1% did not know. Concurrent users are more likely than exclusive smokers to believe that HTPs are less harmful (62.1% versus 43.8%,
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