ArticleTobacco control2021
'It has candy. You need to press on it': young adults' perceptions of flavoured cigarettes in the Philippines.
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- Flavour capsule cigarette use and perceptions: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2023Pooled it
- Feminine Appeals on Cigarette Packs Sold in 14 Countries.International journal of public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Tobacco control policies that influence Filipino adults who smoke: Results from a discrete choice experiment.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Eugenol, menthol and other flavour chemicals in kreteks and 'white' cigarettes purchased in Indonesia.Tobacco control · 2024Article
- An analysis of flavor descriptors on tobacco products in the Philippines: Regulatory implications and lessons for low- and middle-income countries.Globalization and health · 2024Article
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- Exposure to and Appeal of Tobacco Ads and Displays in China: A Qualitative Exploration of Chinese Youth Perceptions.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Menthol and Other Flavor Chemicals in Cigarettes from Vietnam and the Philippines.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Spinning a global web: tactics used by Big Tobacco to attract children at tobacco points-of-sale.Tobacco control · 2023Article
- Price differences between capsule, menthol non-capsule and unflavoured cigarettes in 65 countries in 2018.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Potentially Identifying Variables Reported in 100 Qualitative Health Research Articles: Implications for Data Sharing and Secondary Analysis.Forum, qualitative social research · 2023Article
- Shared perceptions of flavored cigarette pack design among young adults who smoke in Mexico and the Philippines.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- The Impact of Cannabis Packaging Characteristics on Perceptions and Intentions.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
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- Prevalence of Menthol and Menthol Capsule Cigarette Use Among 11-16 Year Olds in Wales Prior to a Ban on Characterizing Flavors in Cigarettes: Findings From the 2019 Student Health and Wellbeing Survey.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- Evaluating the public health impact of partial and full tobacco flavour bans: A simulation study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Menthol and flavored tobacco products in LMICs: A growing menace.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- It is time to ban flavor capsule cigarettes.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Philippines has a high smoking prevalence and one of the largest tobacco menthol market shares in the world. Flavour capsule cigarettes were introduced to the Philippines in 2013, most of which are menthol flavoured, and their market share is increasing. We explored perceptions of flavoured cigarette packaging among young adult Filipinos.
methodsWe conducted eight focus groups with 63 young adults ages 18-24 years in Manila in 2019, stratified by gender and smoking status. We conducted a thematic analysis of the transcripts.
resultsMost participants assessed relative harm of cigarettes based on strength, mainly determined by colour of the packaging. Menthol cigarettes with primarily blue packaging were considered less harmful than menthol cigarettes with primarily green packaging. Many participants considered flavour capsule packs most attractive, compared with non-flavoured and traditional menthol cigarettes, due to the colouring of the packs and expectations regarding taste. Some participants likened the capsules and the taste of flavour capsule cigarettes to candy, and many participants thought flavour capsule cigarettes would most likely be smoked by teenagers or young adults.
conclusionsYoung adult Filipinos believe that some menthol-flavoured cigarettes are less harmful than other flavoured cigarettes and non-flavoured cigarettes and find flavour capsule cigarettes attractive. A tobacco flavour ban and implementation of plain packaging might help reduce misperceptions of risk and make cigarettes less appealing.
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