A systematic review of consumer preference for e-cigarette attributes: Flavor, nicotine strength, and type.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Systematic review of research examining consumer preference for the main electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) attributes namely flavor, nicotine strength, and type.

Method

A systematic search of peer-reviewed articles resulted in a pool of 12,933 articles. We included only articles that meet all the selection criteria: (1) peer-reviewed, (2) written in English, and (3) addressed consumer preference for one or more of the e-cigarette attributes including flavor, strength, and type.

Results

66 articles met the inclusion criteria for this review. Consumers preferred flavored e-cigarettes, and such preference varied with age groups and smoking status. We also found that several flavors were associated with decreased harm perception while tobacco flavor was associa

SUBMITTER: Zare S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854347 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature