ArticleTobacco control2021
New tobacco products, old advertising strategies: point-of-sale advertising in Guatemala.
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- Chemicals in Cigarette Flavor Capsules From Guatemala and Mexico.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Longitudinal associations between exclusive, dual and polytobacco use and respiratory illness among youth.Research square · 2024Article
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- Spinning a global web: tactics used by Big Tobacco to attract children at tobacco points-of-sale.Tobacco control · 2023Article
- First tobacco product tried and current use of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes among adolescents from Guatemala City.Salud publica de Mexico · 2023Article
- Product variety and regulation avoidance in the sale of new tobacco products: findings from a point-of-sale survey in Indonesia.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2022Article
- 'Green Zing' and a selection of color concept descriptors on IQOS HEETS in Mexico.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Global market trends of flavor capsule cigarettes and menthol (non-capsule) cigarettes: An ecological analysis using commercial data across 78 countries, 2010-2020.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Menthol and flavored tobacco products in LMICs: A growing menace.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Assessment of IQOS Marketing Strategies at Points-of-Sale in Israel at a Time of Regulatory Transition.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022Article
- A scoping review on disparities in exposure to advertising for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products and implications for advancing a health equity research agenda.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveCapsule cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) are now readily available in Guatemala. As in most countries, the point-of-sale (POS) remains an important marketing channel for the tobacco industry. Therefore, we sought to characterise the POS marketing of these products in the two largest cities in Guatemala.
methodsConvenience stores were randomly surveyed in mid and high socioeconomic status (SES) neighbourhoods in Guatemala City (n=60) and Quetzaltenango (n=15) in 2019. We adapted a previously implemented checklist to assess the availability of interior advertising of capsule cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP. Data entry was done in Kobo toolbox and analysis in STATA.
resultsAll stores sold conventional and flavoured capsule cigarettes, 78% e-cigarettes and 68% HTP. Most cigarette advertising was for capsule cigarettes. E-cigarettes were more likely to be sold in Guatemala City (96%) than in Quetzaltenango (13%). HTPs were only found in Guatemala City (85%), with no difference between high and medium SES neighbourhoods. Median number of ads for cigarettes and capsule cigarettes was higher in the high SES neighbourhood. Most e-cigarettes (83%) and HTP (74%) were found <50 cm from candy. E-cigarettes and HTP were available in a wide range of flavours. All stores that sold HTP had flavoured HEETS (amber, bronze, turquoise, yellow, blue and purple).
conclusionWe found a high prevalence of advertising for capsule cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP at the POS. The POS, a crucial advertising channel for the tobacco industry, is now being used for new products and therefore needs to be urgently regulated.
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