Prior Daily Menthol Smokers More Likely to Quit 2 Years After a Menthol Ban Than Non-menthol Smokers: A Population Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The province of Ontario, Canada, banned the use of menthol-flavored tobacco products as of January 1, 2017. This study aims to assess the longer-term impact of a menthol ban on smoking behavior at 2 years, which is unknown.

Methods

Population cohort study with baseline survey (n = 1821) conducted September-December 2016 and follow-up survey January-August 2019 among current smokers in Ontario (16+) prior to the menthol ban. Poisson regression was used to assess the probability of quitting smoking by pre-ban menthol status, controlling for differences in smoking and demographic characteristics, with multiple imputations used to address missing data.

Findings

Menthol smokers were more likely to report having quit smoking (12% [daily menthol] and 10%

SUBMITTER: Chaiton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8500186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature