Patterns and determinants of tobacco purchase behaviors among male cigarette smokers in Vietnam: A latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding smokers' purchasing patterns can aid in customizing tobacco control initiatives aimed at reducing the tobacco smoking prevalence. Therefore, this study identified cigarette purchase behavior among Vietnamese male smokers and associated demographic and consumption factors.

Methods

We analyzed a secondary dataset of male current tobacco smokers (n=3983) who participated in the Vietnam Global Adult Tobacco Survey in 2015. We applied the latent class analysis (LCA) to identify the classes of purchase behavior among cigarette smokers (n=1241). Multinomial logistic regression was performed to identify demographics (education level, ethnicity, partnership status, and household socioeconomic status) and cigarette consumption variables (smoking years and he

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TNP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11149401 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature