The new EU cigarette health warnings benefit smokers who want to quit the habit: results from the Dutch Continuous Survey of Smoking Habits
Background : As of September 2004, all European Union countries are required to have new health warnings on cigarette packs. This study examined the self-perceived impact of these warnings on the attractiveness of cigarettes, smokers' motivation to quit and smoking behaviour. Methods : This was a cross-sectional study comprising 3937 Dutch adult smokers. Results : Of smokers, 14% became less inclined to purchase cigarettes because of the new warnings, 31.8% said they prefer to purchase a pack without the new warnings, 17.9% reported that warnings increased their motivated to quit and 10.3% sai... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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Oxford University Press
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Schlagwörter: | Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28991995 |
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Link(s) : | http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/cki061v1 |
Background : As of September 2004, all European Union countries are required to have new health warnings on cigarette packs. This study examined the self-perceived impact of these warnings on the attractiveness of cigarettes, smokers' motivation to quit and smoking behaviour. Methods : This was a cross-sectional study comprising 3937 Dutch adult smokers. Results : Of smokers, 14% became less inclined to purchase cigarettes because of the new warnings, 31.8% said they prefer to purchase a pack without the new warnings, 17.9% reported that warnings increased their motivated to quit and 10.3% said they smoked less. A strong dose-response relationship was observed between these effects and intention to quit. Conclusions : The new warnings made cigarette packs less attractive, especially to smokers who already intended to stop smoking.