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A longitudinal study of menthol cigarette use and smoking cessation among adult smokers in the US: Assessing the roles of racial disparities and E-cigarette use.
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Preventive Medicine . Jan2022, Vol. 154, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Using nationally representative longitudinal data from Wave 1 to Wave 4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study in the United States, we examined whether the association between menthol cigarette use and smoking cessation was modified by race/ethnicity and e-cigarette use. Multivariable discrete-time survival models were fit to an unbalanced person-period data set (person n = 7423, risk period n = 18,897) for adult respondents (ages 25+) who were current established cigarette smokers at baseline. We found that adults who smoke menthol cigarettes had lower odds of smoking cessation, but the effect was modified by race/ethnicity as non-Hispanic (NH) Black menthol smokers had lower odds of quitting smoking than NH White or Hispanic menthol smokers. We also found that e-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of smoking cessation among both menthol and non-menthol smokers, but the association was stronger among menthol smokers. Our results suggest that a menthol smoking ban may have a favorable impact on smoking cessation for NH Black adults. In addition, our results also suggest that a menthol smoking ban may be more effective if menthol smokers have access to e-cigarettes as a way to quit cigarette use. • We found disparities in smoking cessation among adults who smoke menthol cigarettes. • Non-Hispanic Black menthol smokers had low odds of smoking cessation. • Smoking cessation was higher for menthol smokers who used e-cigarettes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *SMOKING cessation
*MENTHOL
*ELECTRONIC cigarettes
*RACIAL inequality
*SMOKING bans
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00917435
- Volume :
- 154
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Preventive Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154436297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106882