Correlates of self-reported exposure to advertising of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes across 28 European Union member states.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advertising bans in most European Union (EU) member states, outlets for promotion of tobacco products and especially e-cigarettes still exist. This study aimed to assess the correlates of self-reported exposure to tobacco products and e-cigarettee advertising in the EU.

Methods

We analysed data from wave 82.4 of the Eurobarometer survey (November-December 2014), collected through interviews in 28 EU member states (n=27 801 aged ≥15 years) and data on bans of tobacco advertising extracted from the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS, 2013). We used multilevel logistic regression to assess sociodemographic correlates of self-reported exposure to any tobacco and e-cigarette advertisements.

Results

40% and 41.5% of the respondents reported having seen any e-ciga

SUBMITTER: Filippidis FT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5739859 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature