Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing

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dc.contributor.authorDearfield, Craig T.en
dc.contributor.authorHorn, Kimberlyen
dc.contributor.authorCrandell, Ianen
dc.contributor.authorBernat, Debra H.en
dc.coverage.cityWashington, D. C.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-03T19:32:01Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-03T19:32:01Zen
dc.date.issued2022-07en
dc.description.abstractObjectives Local, national and international policies are being proposed to ban the sale of menthol-flavoured tobacco products. With more bans being implemented, it is increasingly important to understand reactions to these bans among smokers of low socioeconomic status. This study examined public housing residents' behavioural intentions if menthol-flavoured cigarettes were no longer sold. Setting 15 District of Columbia Housing Authority properties between March 2019 and March 2021. Participants 221 District of Columbia Housing Authority residents ages 18-80 years who reported smoking menthol cigarettes (83.3% African-American/black). Primary and secondary outcomes Cigarette quitting and switching intentions due to a hypothetical menthol-flavoured cigarette sales ban. Results Nearly one-half (48.0%) of residents said they intended to quit cigarette use if menthol-flavoured products were no longer sold, while 27.2% were unsure if they would quit, and 24.9% reported they would not quit. Older residents (OR 0.94 per year, 95% CI 0.91 to 0.97), senior/disabled building versus family building residents (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.25 to 0.97), those who smoked within 30 min of waking (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.98) and daily smokers (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.84) had lower odds of reporting quit intentions associated with a menthol ban. Of those not intending to quit, 40.7% reported they would switch to non-menthol cigarettes, 20.4% to another non-menthol product, 13.0% to menthol e-cigarettes and 20.4% to another menthol product. Conclusions Results suggest banning the sale of menthol-flavoured products has the potential to impact cigarette smoking cessation. Nearly three-quarters of smokers in public housing indicated a possibility of quitting smoking because of a menthol cigarette ban. Bans that include all flavours in all tobacco products may be most effective for facilitating overall tobacco cessation.en
dc.description.notesThis work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute (R01 CA226074P to DHB and KH) and pilot funding from the George Washington Cancer Centre (GWCC; PI DHB).en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute [R01 CA226074P]; George Washington Cancer Centre (GWCC)en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059821en
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055en
dc.identifier.issue7en
dc.identifier.othere059821en
dc.identifier.pmid35831050en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/112371en
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBmj Publishing Groupen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectepidemiologyen
dc.subjecthealth policyen
dc.subjectpublic healthen
dc.titleBehavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housingen
dc.title.serialBmj Openen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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