Support for cancer prevention public health policies: results from a nationally representative sample of residents in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Assessing public support of health policies designed to reduce cancer risk is important for policy implementation. This study aimed to identify support for cancer prevention policies and factors associated with support. Data were obtained from the Health Information National Trends Survey. Support for three types of cancer prevention policies were evaluated: tobacco, alcohol, and junk food regulations. Linear and logistic regression analyses were employed to assess the relationship between support for the different types of policies and sociodemographic, lifestyle behaviors, and cancer beliefs. Certain policies, such as providing warning labels on cigarettes (69.9% support) and requiring specific health warnings on alcohol containers (65.1% support), were popular. Banning outdoor advertisi

SUBMITTER: Glasgow TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9802572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature