scholarly journals Effect of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and Voluntary Industry Health Warning Labels on Passage of Mandated Cigarette Warning Labels From 1965 to 2012: Transition Probability and Event History Analyses

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 2041-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley N. Sanders-Jackson ◽  
Anna V. Song ◽  
Heikki Hiilamo ◽  
Stanton A. Glantz
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Transition Probability ◽  
Event History ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning

scholarly journals Country Participation in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Health Warnings Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1179173X2110642
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Seitz ◽  
Kenneth D. Ward ◽  
Zubair Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
World Health ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Pictorial Warnings ◽  
The World ◽  
Alternative Tobacco Products ◽  
Tobacco Packaging

Background The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Health Warnings Database is an online, publicly available resource created for countries to upload and share pictorial health warnings for tobacco packaging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the database is used by countries for the sharing of pictorial warnings. Methods The study’s sample included parties to the FCTC who required graphic health warning labels on cigarette packaging from. Those countries were categorized as having a low, middle, and high Socio-Demographic Index (SDI). The Health Warnings Database was then analyzed for those countries’ unique pictorial images, as well as the number of pictorials that were shared between countries. Results Of the 110 countries that required pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, only 53 (48%) voluntarily contributed pictorials to the database, with most of those (53%) being high SDI-level countries. There were 342 unique pictorials on the database, with 62 images posted by seven countries that were used by 13 other countries. Conclusion While sharing was evident from the database, there remains a need for more countries to upload the pictorials to the database. There is also a need to expand the database to include alternative tobacco products, such as waterpipe tobacco and e-cigarettes.

scholarly journals Exposure to and perceptions of health warning labels on nicotine vaping products: findings from the 2016 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

Addiction ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 114 (S1) ◽  
pp. 134-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Máirtín S. McDermott ◽  
Grace Li ◽  
Ann McNeill ◽  
David Hammond ◽  
James F. Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning

scholarly journals Impact of Graphic Pack Warnings on Adult Smokers’ Quitting Activities: Findings from the ITC Southeast Asia Survey (2005–2014)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Ahmed I. Fathelrahman ◽  
Ron Borland ◽  
Maizurah Omar ◽  
Geoffrey T. Fong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Clear Effect ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Over Time

Malaysia introduced graphic health warning labels (GHWLs) on all tobacco packages in 2009. We aimed to examine if implementing GHWLs led to stronger warning reactions (e.g., thinking about the health risks of smoking) and an increase in subsequent quitting activities; and to examine how reactions changed over time since the implementation of the GHWLs in Malaysia and Thailand where GHWL size increased from 50–55% in 2010. Data came from six waves (2005–2014) of the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia Survey. Between 3,706 and 4,422 smokers were interviewed across these two countries at each survey wave. Measures included salience of warnings, cognitive responses (i.e., thinking about the health risks and being more likely to quit smoking), forgoing cigarettes, and avoiding warnings. The main outcome was subsequent quit attempts. Following the implementation of GHWLs in Malaysia, reactions increased, in some cases to levels similar to the larger Thai warnings, but declined over time. In Thailand, reactions increased following implementation, with no decline for several years, and no clear effect of the small increase in warning size. Reactions, mainly cognitive responses, were consistently predictive of quit attempts in Thailand, but this was only consistently so in Malaysia after the change to GHWLs. In conclusion, GHWLs are responded to more frequently, and generate more quit attempts, but warning wear-out is not consistent in these two countries, perhaps due to differences in other tobacco control efforts.

scholarly journals The impact of the 2009/2010 enhancement of cigarette health warning labels in Uruguay: longitudinal findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Uruguay Survey

2014 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2014-051742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Gravely ◽  
Geoffrey T Fong ◽  
Pete Driezen ◽  
Mary McNally ◽  
James F Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Awareness and Perceptions on Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Thet Thet Hnin ◽  
Nang Naing Naing Shein ◽  
San Kyu Kyu Aye
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Tobacco Control Program ◽  
Cigarette Packs

Backgrounds. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths. Tobacco control remains a top priority, and health warning labels (HWLs) are one of the recommended methods. This study is aimed at examining the awareness and perceptions of HWLs on cigarette packs among smokers. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 smokers who were randomly recruited from three townships in Mandalay in 2018. A face-to-face interview was done using a questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results. About half were 18-40 years old; the majority were males (96.3%) and smokers (93.4%). Nearly all respondents noticed both pictorial warning and text messages, and about half could identify the current size of HWLs. Most of the smokers generally had positive perceptions and opinions on HWLS, and they strongly supported it. About 75% intended to reduce the number of cigarettes, and 18% were willing to quit within 6 months. Those who desired to reduce the number of cigarettes were more likely to quit within 6 months (aOR=7.6, 95% CI 1.6-35.9 and aOR=19.6, 95% CI 13.0-294.7 for those who had a little and strong desire, respectively). Conclusion. Awareness status and perceptions of the respondents were acceptable, and HWLs have motivated smokers to quit smoking. The Tobacco Control Program needs to strengthen the tobacco control law that prohibits selling loosies in order to maximize the benefits of HWLs.

scholarly journals Novel Insights into Young Adults’ Perceived Effectiveness of Waterpipe Tobacco-Specific Pictorial Health Warning Labels in Lebanon: Implications for Tobacco Control Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7189
Author(s):  
Rima Nakkash ◽  
Malak Tleis ◽  
Sara Chehab ◽  
Wu Wensong ◽  
Michael Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Tobacco Control Policy ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Health Warning

This study aims to explore the perceived effectiveness of waterpipe (WP) tobacco specific health warning labels (HWLs) among young adult WP smokers and nonsmokers in Lebanon. Before participating in focus group discussions, participants (n = 66; WP smokers n = 30; nonsmokers n = 36; age 18–33) completed a brief survey to rate the effectiveness of 12 HWLs’ and rank them according to four risk themes (WP health effects, WP harm to others, WP-specific harm, and WP harm compared to cigarettes). Differences in HWLs ratings by WP smoking status were examined and the top-ranked HWL in each theme were identified. HWLs depicting mouth cancer and harm to babies were rated as the most effective by both WP smokers and non-smokers. WP smokers rated HWLs which depicted harm to children and infants as more effective than non-smokers. The top-ranked HWLs for perceived overall effectiveness were those depicting “oral cancer”, “harm to babies”, “orally transmitted diseases” and “mouth cancer”. HWLs depicting oral lesions and harm to babies were rated as most effective, while HWLs showing the harmful effects of WP secondhand smoke on infants and children were rated as less effective by nonsmokers compared to smokers. Our study provides evidence on the potential effectiveness of HWLs for further evaluation in Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The results will inform and guide the development and implementation of tobacco control policy.

scholarly journals Health warning labels and alcohol selection: a randomised controlled experiment in a naturalistic shopping laboratory

Addiction ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Clarke ◽  
Anna K. M. Blackwell ◽  
Katie De‐loyde ◽  
Emily Pechey ◽  
Alice Hobson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Experiment ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Pictorial health warning labels on the waterpipe device are effective in reducing smoking satisfaction, puffing behaviour and exposure to CO: first evidence from a crossover clinical laboratory study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (e1) ◽  
pp. e37-e42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasim Maziak ◽  
Ziyad Ben Taleb ◽  
Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan ◽  
Thomas Eissenberg ◽  
James Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Exhaled Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Harmful Effects

ObjectivesThis study examined the effect of pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) on the waterpipe (WP) device on smokers’ experience, puffing behaviour, harm perception and exposure to respiratory toxicants.MethodsThirty WP smokers completed two 45 min ad libitum smoking sessions (WP without HWL vs WP with HWL) in a crossover design study. Exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) was measured before and after each smoking session. Puff topography was recorded throughout the smoking session, and participants completed survey questionnaires assessing subjective smoking experiences and harm perception.ResultsSignificant differences were observed in eCO levels between the two study conditions, with lower levels of eCO boost recorded following smoking the WP fitted with HWL (16 ppm) compared with WP without HWL (22.7 ppm). Participants had more puffs, shorter interpuff intervals and a higher total puff volume during smoking the WP without HWL relative to WP with HWL (p values <0.05). We documented enhanced reports of satisfaction, taste and puff liking following smoking the WP without HWL compared with the WP with HWL. WP harm perception was significantly higher among participants after smoking the WP with HWL compared with WP without HWL.ConclusionThis pilot study shows that placing HWL on the WP device is effective in reducing WP smoker’s positive experiences, puffing parameters and exposure to carbon monoxide. HWLs lead also to more appreciation of WP harmful effects, making them a promising regulatory approach for addressing the spread of WP smoking among young adults in the USA.

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