Risk perception of IQOS™ and cigarettes: Temporal and cross-country comparisons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk perception (RP) is central to smokers' decision to switch to smoke-free tobacco and nicotine products (TNP). This study assessed temporal trends in the health RP of a novel heated tobacco product, IQOS ^TM , relative to cigarettes, among current IQOS ^TM users.

Methods

The analyses included repeated cross-sectional data from online surveys in Germany (2018-19), Italy (2018-19), and Japan (2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19) among a random sample of current adult IQOS ^TM users from local registers of IQOS ^TM users. The health RPs of cigarettes and IQOS ^TM were assessed using the ABOUT™-Perceived Risk instrument, and their difference was describ

SUBMITTER: AlMoosawi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9162949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature