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Exposure to anti- and pro-smoking messages among adults in China: Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2018

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  • Di Pei
  • Lucy Popova
  • Pranesh Chowdhury
  • Jing Shi
  • Gibril Njie

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Significance: For decades, tobacco advertisements and promotions have been common in mass media and public places in China. In 2015, China amended the Advertising Law to prohibit the distribution of tobacco advertising, while also initiating waves of tobacco control media campaigns. This study investigates the associations between exposure to anti- and pro-smoking messages, smoking status, and people’s smoking-related beliefs and willingness to support tobacco control policies. Methods: A secondary data analysis was performed with the 2018 Global Adult Tobacco Survey of 19,376 adults aged ≥15 years in China. Anti- and pro-smoking message exposures were measured as the sum of sources (media or places) where respondents have seen the messages. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationships among smoking status, message exposure, and the outcome variables (health harm beliefs, support for increasing tax on cigarettes, support for using part of the increased tax on tobacco control) controlling for smoking status and demographic differences. Results: Overall, 63.3% of the respondents reported being exposed to anti-smoking messages from at least 1 source, while 18.1% were exposed to pro-smoking messages from at least 1 source. Adults who currently, formerly, and never smoked differed in their beliefs about smoking and willingness to support tobacco control policies. Greater reported exposure to anti-smoking messages was positively associated with belief that smoking is harmful, support for increased cigarette tax, and support for using increased tax revenue for tobacco control measures. Meanwhile, greater reported exposure to pro-smoking messages was negatively related to willingness to support cigarette tax increases. Conclusions: While national and local tobacco control campaigns in China have reached a large proportion of the adult population, there is still room for improvement. China might consider expanding anti-tobacco campaigns, as reported exposure to these messages is associated with increased public awareness of the health hazards of smoking and support for increasing cigarette taxes.

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  • Di Pei & Lucy Popova & Pranesh Chowdhury & Jing Shi & Gibril Njie, 2024. "Exposure to anti- and pro-smoking messages among adults in China: Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2018," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(6), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0304028
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304028
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