Tobacco Quit Intentions and Behaviors among Cigar Smokers in the United States in Response to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Combustible tobacco users appear to be at greater risk for serious complications from COVID-19. This study examined cigar smokers' perceived risk of COVID-19, quit intentions, and behaviors during the current pandemic. We conducted an online study between 23 April 2020 to 7 May 2020, as part of an ongoing study examining perceptions of different health effects of cigars. All participants used cigars in the past 30 days (n = 777). Three-quarters of the sample (76.0%) perceived they had a higher risk of complications from COVID-19 compared to non-smokers. The majority of participants (70.8%) intended to quit in the next six months due to COVID-19, and almost half of the sample (46.5%) reported making a quit attempt since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far more participants reported incr

SUBMITTER: Kowitt SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432467 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature