Changing awareness and sources of tobacco and e-cigarettes among children and adolescents in Great Britain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is illegal in the UK to sell tobacco or nicotine e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18 years, as is displaying tobacco cigarettes at the point of sale. This paper examined changes in exposure to display of these products in shops and sources of these products among children and adolescent users over time METHODS: Data from representative repeated online cross-sectional surveys of youth in Great Britain (11-18 years) were used (2018-2022; n=12 445). Outcome measures included noticing product displays and sources of e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes. Logistic regressions examined the associations of these outcome variables over time and with sociodemographic variables.

Results

Of 12 040 participants with complete data, 10.1% used some form of nicotine pr

SUBMITTER: Parnham JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672015 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature