Korean youth exposure to graphic health warning labels resulted in more quit attempts
Joo HJ, Joo JH, Kim SH, et al. Association Between Graphic Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs and Smoking Cessation Attempts in Korean Adolescent Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Public Health. 2022 Feb 11;10:789707. eCollection 2022.The authors drew a representative sample of 11,142 adolescents from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS) (17) 2017–2019. The KYRBWS was designed as a cross-sectional study and comprised a nationwide web-based survey of Korean adolescents’ health behaviors. “Attempts to quit smoking were higher among adolescent smokers who had seen graphic health warning labels compared to those who had not {boys, odds ratio (OR) = 1.72 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.48-2.00]; girls, OR = 1.74 (95% CI, 1.33-2.28)}. The correlation was greater for adolescents who thought about the harm of smoking [boys, OR = 1.86 (95% CI, 1.60-2.16); girls, OR = 1.85 (95% CI, 1.41-2.43)] and the willingness to quit [boys, OR = 2.03 (95% CI, 1.74-2.36); girls, OR = 2.04 (95% CI, 1.55-2.68)] after seeing graphic health warning labels. Our findings indicate that graphic health warning labels on cigarette packs have the potential to lower smoking intentions of adolescents.” https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.789707/full
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