Gendered factors for heated tobacco product use: Focus group interviews with Korean adults.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Since June 2017, heated tobacco products (HTPs) have been on sale in Korea, comprising approximately 11.8% of total tobacco sales in April 2019. This research illuminates hitherto unexplored gendered factors influencing the use of HTPs. METHODS:The participants for the focus group interviews (FGI) were recruited among those who use or have used HTPs. Participants were separated into six groups (a total of 38 persons: 20 men and 18 women). Each FGI, lasting for two hours, was audio-recorded and transcribed, and subsequently coded to conduct a content analysis using NVivo V12. RESULTS:Both male and female participants shared the same opinion that HTPs were 'less smelly' and that despite their significant merit, HTPs had slightly different usages and places of use. First, male pa

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252430 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature