Lizeth Cruz-Jiménez1, Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez1, Luis Zavala-Arciniega2, Edna Arillo-Santillán3, Katia Gallegos-Carrillo4, Rosibel Rodríguez-Bolaños3, Shannon Gravely5, James F Thrasher6. 1. Evaluation and Survey Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 3. Tobacco Research Department, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 4. Evaluation and Survey Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; Epidemiology and Health Services Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 5. Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. 6. Tobacco Research Department, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; Department of Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. Electronic address: THRASHER@mailbox.sc.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the use of novel heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries. We examined among smokers in Mexico the prevalence and correlates of HTP use, as well as reasons for using HTPs. METHODS: We analyzed data from five surveys (November 2019-March 2021) of an open cohort of adult smokers (n = 6500), including an oversample of those who also use e-cigarettes. Mixed-effects multinomial logistic models were used to estimate associations between study variables and current HTP use or prior HTP trial relative to never trying HTPs. RESULTS: The weighted prevalence of current HTP use was 1.1%. Independent correlates of current HTP use included smoking frequency, intention to quit, e-cigarette use, having partners/family-members who use e-cigarettes, friends who use HTPs, and exposure to HTP information inside/outside tobacco shops. Having partners/family members who smoke and not knowing about the harm of HTPs relative to cigarettes were associated with lower likelihood of current HTP use. Having tried HTPs was more likely among light daily smokers, those with family who use HTPs and exposure to HTP information outside shops and on newspapers/magazines. Among current users, the top reasons for using HTPs were greater social acceptability (50.6%) and lower perceived harm (34.9%) relative to cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS: Uptake of HTPs appears relatively low among Mexican smokers, and correlates of use are similar to those for e-cigarette use. Further research is needed to determine if HTPs use promotes or impedes smoking cessation, given current HTP users are also likely to use various nicotine products.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the use of novel heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries. We examined among smokers in Mexico the prevalence and correlates of HTP use, as well as reasons for using HTPs. METHODS: We analyzed data from five surveys (November 2019-March 2021) of an open cohort of adult smokers (n = 6500), including an oversample of those who also use e-cigarettes. Mixed-effects multinomial logistic models were used to estimate associations between study variables and current HTP use or prior HTP trial relative to never trying HTPs. RESULTS: The weighted prevalence of current HTP use was 1.1%. Independent correlates of current HTP use included smoking frequency, intention to quit, e-cigarette use, having partners/family-members who use e-cigarettes, friends who use HTPs, and exposure to HTP information inside/outside tobacco shops. Having partners/family members who smoke and not knowing about the harm of HTPs relative to cigarettes were associated with lower likelihood of current HTP use. Having tried HTPs was more likely among light daily smokers, those with family who use HTPs and exposure to HTP information outside shops and on newspapers/magazines. Among current users, the top reasons for using HTPs were greater social acceptability (50.6%) and lower perceived harm (34.9%) relative to cigarettes. CONCLUSIONS: Uptake of HTPs appears relatively low among Mexican smokers, and correlates of use are similar to those for e-cigarette use. Further research is needed to determine if HTPs use promotes or impedes smoking cessation, given current HTP users are also likely to use various nicotine products.
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