Online Tobacco Advertising and Current Chew, Dip, Snuff and Snus Use among Youth and Young Adults, 2018-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the relationship between exposure to online tobacco advertising and current smokeless tobacco use in the context of tobacco control policies.

Methods

Three waves of a national probability-based sample of (n = 15,985) youth and young adults were used. Analysis consisted of GEE logistic models controlling for social media use, demographics, tobacco use, average price of smokeless tobacco inclusive of taxes, smoke-free indoor air laws (SFIA) and state tobacco control expenditures.

Results

Frequent exposure to tobacco advertising on social media is associated with greater odds of current smokeless use (aOR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.62, 2.60). Higher prices and SFIA coverage were associated with reduced current smokeless use when examined separately f

SUBMITTER: Diaz MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9026367 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature