RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Promoting cessation resources through cigarette package warning labels: a longitudinal survey with adult smokers in Canada, Australia and Mexico
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e23
OP e31
DO 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051589
VO 24
IS e1
A1 James F Thrasher
A1 Amira Osman
A1 Crawford Moodie
A1 David Hammond
A1 Maansi Bansal-Travers
A1 K Michael Cummings
A1 Ron Borland
A1 Hua-Hie Yong
A1 James Hardin
YR 2015
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/24/e1/e23.abstract
AB Introduction Health warning labels (HWLs) on tobacco packaging can be used to provide smoking cessation information, but the impact of this information is not well understood. Methods Online consumer panels of adult smokers from Canada, Australia and Mexico were surveyed in September 2012, January 2013 and May 2013; replenishment was used to maintain sample sizes of 1000 participants in each country at each wave. Country-stratified logistic Generalised Estimating Equation (GEE) models were estimated to assess correlates of citing HWLs as a source of information on quitlines and cessation websites. GEE models also regressed having called the quitline, and having visited a cessation website, on awareness of these resources because of HWLs. Results At baseline, citing HWLs as a source of information about quitlines was highest in Canada, followed by Australia and Mexico (33%, 19% and 16%, respectively). Significant increases over time were only evident in Australia and Mexico. In all countries, citing HWLs as a source of quitline information was significantly associated with self-report of having called a quitline. At baseline, citing HWLs as a source of information about cessation websites was higher in Canada than in Australia (14% and 6%, respectively; Mexico was excluded because HWLs do not include website information), but no significant changes over time were found for either country. Citing HWLs as a source of information about cessation websites was significantly associated with having visited a website in both Canada and Australia. Conclusions HWLs are an important source of cessation information.