An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Cigarette and Cigar Dual Use Among African American Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Introduction:The dual use of cigarettes and cigars among African American young adults is a significant public health issue. Patterns of and reasons for dual use are difficult to capture using traditional self-report methods. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to characterize patterns of dual smoking and examine the personal and environmental predictors of cigarette and cigar smoking among African American young adult dual users (ages 18-29) in real-time. Methods:For 14 days, 64 participants smoked ad libitum and were prompted four times daily to record their smoking, craving, emotions, social smoking, and environment via text message on their mobile phones. The odds of single product and dual use were examined using adjusted generalized estimating equations. Results:Par

SUBMITTER: Mead EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093372 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature