scholarly journals Adult Smokers' Reactions to Pictorial Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs in Thailand and Moderating Effects of Type of Cigarette Smoked: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia Survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 1339-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-H. Yong ◽  
G. T. Fong ◽  
P. Driezen ◽  
R. Borland ◽  
A. C. K. Quah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Cigarette Packs

scholarly journals Impact of Graphic Pack Warnings on Adult Smokers’ Quitting Activities: Findings from the ITC Southeast Asia Survey (2005–2014)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Ahmed I. Fathelrahman ◽  
Ron Borland ◽  
Maizurah Omar ◽  
Geoffrey T. Fong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Clear Effect ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Quit Attempts ◽  
Over Time

Malaysia introduced graphic health warning labels (GHWLs) on all tobacco packages in 2009. We aimed to examine if implementing GHWLs led to stronger warning reactions (e.g., thinking about the health risks of smoking) and an increase in subsequent quitting activities; and to examine how reactions changed over time since the implementation of the GHWLs in Malaysia and Thailand where GHWL size increased from 50–55% in 2010. Data came from six waves (2005–2014) of the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia Survey. Between 3,706 and 4,422 smokers were interviewed across these two countries at each survey wave. Measures included salience of warnings, cognitive responses (i.e., thinking about the health risks and being more likely to quit smoking), forgoing cigarettes, and avoiding warnings. The main outcome was subsequent quit attempts. Following the implementation of GHWLs in Malaysia, reactions increased, in some cases to levels similar to the larger Thai warnings, but declined over time. In Thailand, reactions increased following implementation, with no decline for several years, and no clear effect of the small increase in warning size. Reactions, mainly cognitive responses, were consistently predictive of quit attempts in Thailand, but this was only consistently so in Malaysia after the change to GHWLs. In conclusion, GHWLs are responded to more frequently, and generate more quit attempts, but warning wear-out is not consistent in these two countries, perhaps due to differences in other tobacco control efforts.

scholarly journals Awareness and Perceptions on Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Thet Thet Hnin ◽  
Nang Naing Naing Shein ◽  
San Kyu Kyu Aye
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Tobacco Control Program ◽  
Cigarette Packs

Backgrounds. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths. Tobacco control remains a top priority, and health warning labels (HWLs) are one of the recommended methods. This study is aimed at examining the awareness and perceptions of HWLs on cigarette packs among smokers. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 smokers who were randomly recruited from three townships in Mandalay in 2018. A face-to-face interview was done using a questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results. About half were 18-40 years old; the majority were males (96.3%) and smokers (93.4%). Nearly all respondents noticed both pictorial warning and text messages, and about half could identify the current size of HWLs. Most of the smokers generally had positive perceptions and opinions on HWLS, and they strongly supported it. About 75% intended to reduce the number of cigarettes, and 18% were willing to quit within 6 months. Those who desired to reduce the number of cigarettes were more likely to quit within 6 months (aOR=7.6, 95% CI 1.6-35.9 and aOR=19.6, 95% CI 13.0-294.7 for those who had a little and strong desire, respectively). Conclusion. Awareness status and perceptions of the respondents were acceptable, and HWLs have motivated smokers to quit smoking. The Tobacco Control Program needs to strengthen the tobacco control law that prohibits selling loosies in order to maximize the benefits of HWLs.

scholarly journals Country Participation in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Health Warnings Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1179173X2110642
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Seitz ◽  
Kenneth D. Ward ◽  
Zubair Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
World Health ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warnings ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Pictorial Warnings ◽  
The World ◽  
Alternative Tobacco Products ◽  
Tobacco Packaging

Background The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Health Warnings Database is an online, publicly available resource created for countries to upload and share pictorial health warnings for tobacco packaging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which the database is used by countries for the sharing of pictorial warnings. Methods The study’s sample included parties to the FCTC who required graphic health warning labels on cigarette packaging from. Those countries were categorized as having a low, middle, and high Socio-Demographic Index (SDI). The Health Warnings Database was then analyzed for those countries’ unique pictorial images, as well as the number of pictorials that were shared between countries. Results Of the 110 countries that required pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging, only 53 (48%) voluntarily contributed pictorials to the database, with most of those (53%) being high SDI-level countries. There were 342 unique pictorials on the database, with 62 images posted by seven countries that were used by 13 other countries. Conclusion While sharing was evident from the database, there remains a need for more countries to upload the pictorials to the database. There is also a need to expand the database to include alternative tobacco products, such as waterpipe tobacco and e-cigarettes.

scholarly journals Exposure to and perceptions of health warning labels on nicotine vaping products: findings from the 2016 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey

Addiction ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 114 (S1) ◽  
pp. 134-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Máirtín S. McDermott ◽  
Grace Li ◽  
Ann McNeill ◽  
David Hammond ◽  
James F. Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning

scholarly journals Harm Perception in Response to Pictorial Warning Labels Predict Higher Non-Smoking Intention among Korean Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1404
Author(s):  
Jun Hyun Hwang ◽  
Soon-Woo Park
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Tobacco Control Policy ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Korean Adolescents ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Cigarette Packs

Because of recent controversy surrounding the use of excessively graphic pictorial warning labels (PWL) on cigarette packs in South Korea, it is necessary to provide evidence to evaluate their effectiveness as a tobacco control policy according to the harm perception they evoke. An analysis was performed using a nationally representative survey conducted six months after the introduction of PWLs in South Korea. Among 62,276 survey participants, 43,231 students from grades 7–12 who had seen a PWL in the past 30 days comprised the research sample. Non-smoking intention was evaluated according to the harm perception evoked by PWLs, which predicted higher non-smoking intention among adolescents. Non-smoking intention was particularly higher in daily smokers with harm perception (52.0%) than those who have never smoked and have no harm perception (40.1%). In the case of those who perceived harmfulness, non-smoking intention was formed in about 45% of daily smokers who had no experience of trying to quit in the last 12 months. Therefore, it is important to select PWLs that can arouse in adolescents sufficient harm perception of smoking.

scholarly journals The impact of the 2009/2010 enhancement of cigarette health warning labels in Uruguay: longitudinal findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Uruguay Survey

2014 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2014-051742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Gravely ◽  
Geoffrey T Fong ◽  
Pete Driezen ◽  
Mary McNally ◽  
James F Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
The Impact
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