Depressive symptoms and responses to cigarette pack warning labels among Mexican smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examine whether having depressive symptoms (DS) is associated with different responses to cigarette package health warning labels (HWLs) before and after the implementation of pictorial HWLs in Mexico.

Method

We analyze data from adult smokers from Wave 4 and Wave 5 (n = 1,340) of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project in Mexico. Seven Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) items assessed DS, with scores ≥7 indicating elevated DS. Outcomes included: attention to HWLs, cognitive responses to HWLs, tobacco constituents awareness, putting off smoking due to HWLs, avoidance of HWLs, and awareness of telephone support for cessation (i.e., quitlines). Mixed effects models were used to assess main and interactive effects of DS

SUBMITTER: Osman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4833615 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature