IQOS Use and Interest by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Behavior Characteristics among Adults in the US and Israel.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(4)2023 02 10.
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| ID: mdl-36833831
ABSTRACT
Heated tobacco products (HTPs) have expanded globally. IQOS, a global HTP leader, was launched in Israel in 2016 and the US in 2019. To inform tobacco control efforts, it is critical to understand who is likely to use HTPs in different countries with distinct regulatory and marketing contexts. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional survey among adult (ages 18-45) online panelists in the US (n = 1128) and Israel (n = 1094), oversampling tobacco users, in the fall of 2021, and used multivariable regression to identify correlates of (1) ever using IQOS; (2) past-month vs. former among ever users; and (3) interest in trying IQOS among never users. Among US adults, correlates of ever use included being Asian (aOR = 3.30) or Hispanic (aOR = 2.83) vs. White, and past-month use of cigarettes (aOR = 3.32), e-cigarettes (aOR = 2.67), and other tobacco (aOR = 3.34); in Israel, correlates included being younger (aOR = 0.97), male (aOR = 1.64), and cigarette (aOR = 4.01), e-cigarette (aOR = 1.92) and other tobacco use (aOR = 1.63). Among never users, correlates of greater interest included cigarette and e-cigarette use in the US (ß = 0.57, ß = 0.90) and Israel (ß = 0.88, ß = 0.92). IQOS use prevalence was low (US 3.0%; Israel 16.2%) but represented in vulnerable subpopulations (younger adults, racial/ethnic minorities).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tobacco Products
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel