Waterpipe Tobacco Warnings: An Experimental Study Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Waterpipe tobacco (WT) smoking by young adults remains high and misperceptions are common. Product warnings can increase knowledge of harms and reduce use. The goal of this study was to test warning statements, including the FDA-required nicotine warning (prior to implementation), on young adults' thinking about harms of and discouragement from WT smoking.

Methods

We conducted a between-subjects experiment in a nationally representative telephone survey of 1152 young adults aged 18-29. Participants were randomly assigned to hear one of five warning statements and reported how much, on a 4-point scale, the warning made them think about the harms and discouraged them from WT smoking.

Results

The sample was 36.8% female, 57.8% white, 20.2% Black, 24.1% Hispani

SUBMITTER: Sutfin EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8562359 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature