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Conference Paper: Public support for e-cigarette regulation and its correlates in Hong Kong: a population-based cross-sectional study
Title | Public support for e-cigarette regulation and its correlates in Hong Kong: a population-based cross-sectional study |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco. |
Citation | The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT 2017), Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017. In Conference Abstracts, 2017, p. 219, abstract no. POS2-131 How to Cite? |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: E-cigarette regulation has been proposed to reduce the harms
of e-cigarettes in youth and non-e-cigarette users. Public support is needed for
successful legislation. We found no population-based studies on public support
towards e-cigarette regulation in Asian countries. This study aimed to gauge the
Hong Kong general public’s support towards e-cigarette regulation, and identified
factors associated with the support. METHODS: A telephone survey on 5,252 randomly
selected Hong Kong residents (1,706 current smokers, 1,712 ex-smokers
and 1,834 never-smokers) was conducted in 2015 to enquire if they supported
banning of e-cigarette promotion and advertisement, banning its use in smoke-free
venues, banning the sales to people aged under 18, and restricting the sales of
nicotine-free e-cigarettes. Prevalence ratio (PR) was used to examine the factors
associated with the support. Data were weighted by sex, age group, and smoking
status of the general population. RESULTS: A great majority of respondents
supported banning of e-cigarette use in smoke-free areas (81.5%, 95% CI 79.8%-
83.1%), banning of e-cigarette sales to minors (93.9%, 95% CI 92.7%-94.8%),
and sales restriction of nicotine-free e-cigarettes (80.9%, 79.2%-82.5%), but the
support for banning of e-cigarette promotion and advertisement (71.7%, 95% CI
69.7%-73.6%) was slightly lower. Being a current smoker was associated with a
lower level of support (PR ranged from 0.77 to 0.96, p<0.01, reference group: never
smokers), while perceiving e-cigarettes are as harmful as (PR ranged from 1.08
to 1.34, p<0.01, reference group: don’t know) or more harmful than conventional
cigarettes (PR ranged from 1.07 to 1.41, p<0.01, reference group: don’t know)
was associated with a greater level of support. CONCLUSIONS: The Hong Kong
general public favored imposing legislative measures on e-cigarette sales, marketing
and use in smoke-free areas. To increase the public support for e-cigarette
regulation, we recommend more advocacy on the regulation through the mass
media, conveying the adverse impact of e-cigarette marketing towards youth and
the potential health hazard of e-cigarettes. |
Description | Poster Session 2: no. POS2-131 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/239463 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheung, YTD | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, MP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jiang, N | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, DSY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kwong, ACS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lai, VWY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-21T01:50:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-21T01:50:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT 2017), Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017. In Conference Abstracts, 2017, p. 219, abstract no. POS2-131 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/239463 | - |
dc.description | Poster Session 2: no. POS2-131 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: E-cigarette regulation has been proposed to reduce the harms of e-cigarettes in youth and non-e-cigarette users. Public support is needed for successful legislation. We found no population-based studies on public support towards e-cigarette regulation in Asian countries. This study aimed to gauge the Hong Kong general public’s support towards e-cigarette regulation, and identified factors associated with the support. METHODS: A telephone survey on 5,252 randomly selected Hong Kong residents (1,706 current smokers, 1,712 ex-smokers and 1,834 never-smokers) was conducted in 2015 to enquire if they supported banning of e-cigarette promotion and advertisement, banning its use in smoke-free venues, banning the sales to people aged under 18, and restricting the sales of nicotine-free e-cigarettes. Prevalence ratio (PR) was used to examine the factors associated with the support. Data were weighted by sex, age group, and smoking status of the general population. RESULTS: A great majority of respondents supported banning of e-cigarette use in smoke-free areas (81.5%, 95% CI 79.8%- 83.1%), banning of e-cigarette sales to minors (93.9%, 95% CI 92.7%-94.8%), and sales restriction of nicotine-free e-cigarettes (80.9%, 79.2%-82.5%), but the support for banning of e-cigarette promotion and advertisement (71.7%, 95% CI 69.7%-73.6%) was slightly lower. Being a current smoker was associated with a lower level of support (PR ranged from 0.77 to 0.96, p<0.01, reference group: never smokers), while perceiving e-cigarettes are as harmful as (PR ranged from 1.08 to 1.34, p<0.01, reference group: don’t know) or more harmful than conventional cigarettes (PR ranged from 1.07 to 1.41, p<0.01, reference group: don’t know) was associated with a greater level of support. CONCLUSIONS: The Hong Kong general public favored imposing legislative measures on e-cigarette sales, marketing and use in smoke-free areas. To increase the public support for e-cigarette regulation, we recommend more advocacy on the regulation through the mass media, conveying the adverse impact of e-cigarette marketing towards youth and the potential health hazard of e-cigarettes. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Society For Research On Nicotine and Tobacco. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of the Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco, SRNT 2017 | - |
dc.title | Public support for e-cigarette regulation and its correlates in Hong Kong: a population-based cross-sectional study | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheung, YTD: takderek@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wang, MP: mpwang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Jiang, N: nanjiang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, DSY: syho@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wang, MP=rp01863 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Jiang, N=rp01867 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, DSY=rp00427 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 271698 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 219, abstract no. POS2-131 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 219, abstract no. POS2-131 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Italy | - |