ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Beliefs about the Harmfulness of Heated Tobacco Products Compared with Combustible Cigarettes and Their Effectiveness for Smoking Cessation among Korean Adults.
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- Smoking Cessation Strategies for Different Types of Cigarette Users Using a Digital Peer-Supported App and Nicotine Aids: Prospective Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 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
- 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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- Comparison of the Smoking Cessation of Heated Tobacco Product Users and Conventional Cigarette Smokers in Korea.Korean journal of family medicine · 2023Article
- Is Using Heated Tobacco Products Helpful in Smoking Cessation?Korean journal of family medicine · 2023Article
- The Usefulness of a Smartphone App-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Conventional Cigarette Users, Heated Tobacco Product Users, and Dual Users: Retrospective Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Perceived harm of heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and nicotine replacement therapy compared with conventional cigarettes among ever and current heated tobacco users.Addictive behaviors reports · 2022Article
- DNA Methylation Abnormalities and Altered Whole Transcriptome Profiles after Switching from Combustible Tobacco Smoking to Heated Tobacco Products.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- Perceived relative harm of heated tobacco products and electronic cigarettes and its association with use in smoke-free places: A cross-sectional analysis of Korean adults.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have been widely used in Korea since their introduction in 2017. In this study, we investigated the perceptions of their relative harmfulness and smoking cessation effects. We performed an online survey in 7000 Koreans in 2018 (2300 males and 4700 females aged 20-69 years) by matching their age, sex, and provincial distribution. To investigate the factors causing HTPs to be perceived as less harmful than combustible cigarettes (CCs) and helpful for smoking cessation, we used multivariable logistic regression analyses. HTPs were less harmful than CCs in 16.8% of participants, particularly among HTP-only users and dual and triple users of HTPs, electronic cigarettes (ECs), or CCs than among CC-only users, those who were aged ≤ 34 years, males, and those with higher incomes. HTPs were reportedly helpful for smoking cessation in 11.2% of participants. Similar perceptions were more likely among HTP-only users, as well as dual and triple users than among CC-only users and adults with higher education/incomes. Although Korean adults generally had negative perceptions of the harmfulness and smoking cessation effects of HTPs compared with CCs, dual and triple users were more likely to have positive perceptions. Monitoring the use of multiple tobacco products and HTPs is a new challenge for Korean policymakers.
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