Associations of Individual Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status With Heated Tobacco Product Harmfulness Perceptions in Japan: A Nationwide Cross-sectional Study (INFORM Study 2020).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Japan, heated tobacco products (HTPs) are promoted by the tobacco industry as reduced-risk tobacco products despite the lack of evidence for this claim. This study determined the distribution of HTP-harmfulness perception and identified the explanatory factors associated with the perception of HTP as less harmful than conventional cigarettes.

Methods

A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with Japanese people aged 20 years or older (INFORM Study 2020) using a self-administered questionnaire. We performed descriptive analysis and weighted logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between explanatory factors (eg, individual characteristics, socioeconomic status, and trusted sources of cancer information) and the perception of HTPs as les

SUBMITTER: Momosaka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature