Table 1

Availability and POS advertising of cigarettes, capsule cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP in Guatemala 2019

No of stores (%)Guatemala city
Neighbourhood SES
Quetzaltenango
(n, %)
P value
High
(n, %)
Middle
(n, %)
Availability
 Cigarettes30 (100)30 (100)15 (100)0.9
 Capsule cigarette30 (100)30 (100)15 (100)0.9
 e-cigarettes29 (96.6)28 (93.3)2 (13.3)<0.001
 HTP26 (86.6)25 (83.3)0 (0)<0.001
Stores with interior ads
 Cigarettes26 (87)29 (97)7 (47)<0.001
 Capsule cigarette24 (80)26 (87)6 (40)<0.001
 e-cigarettes13 (43)20 (67)0 (0)<0.001
 HTP0 (0)1 (3)0 (0)0.9
Stores (%) with cigarettes next to the cash register0 (0)0 (0)5 (33)<0.001
Stores (%) with e-cigarettes next to the cash register25 (86.2)20 (71.4)2 (100)0.5
Stores (%) with HTP next to the cash register13 (50)10 (40)N/A0.5
Stores (%) with cigarettes <50 cm of candy29 (96.6)28 (93.3)8 (53.3)<0.001
Stores (%) with e-cigarettes <50 cm of candy28 (96.5)24 (85.7)2 (100)<0.001
Stores (%) with HTP <50 cm of candy24 (82.7)24 (85.7)0 (0)<0.01
  • HTP, heated tobacco products; N/A, not applicable; SES, socioeconomic status.