Perceived Tobacco Accessibility and Cigar Initiation: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences.

ABSTRACT: Cigar initiation among youth is a public health hazard. The current study examines the relationship between perceived tobacco accessibility and cigar initiation, with a focus on exploring racial differences in this association. We studied a longitudinal cohort of 5399 youth aged 12-17 who had never used cigars (cigar-naïve) and were surveyed as part of the nationally representative Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. Using multivariable regression and marginal effects, we modeled cigar initiation within 1-year after the measurement of the perceived tobacco accessibility (very easy/somewhat easy vs somewhat difficult/very difficult). We then explored the interaction between accessibility and race and ethnicity. We additionally used multivariable logistic regression to model c

SUBMITTER: Crump AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476505 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature