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@ARTICLE{Trofor:144778,
author = {A. C. Trofor and S. Papadakis and L. M. Lotrean and C.
Radu-Loghin and M. Eremia and F. Mihaltan and P. Driezen and
C. N. Kyriakos and U. Mons$^*$ and T. Demjén and S. O.
Nogueira and E. Fernández and Y. Tountas and K.
Przewoźniak and A. McNeill and G. T. Fong and C. I.
Vardavas},
collaboration = {E.-P. consortium},
title = {{K}nowledge of the health risks of smoking and impact of
cigarette warning labels among tobacco users in six
{E}uropean countries: {F}indings from the {EUREST}-{PLUS}
{ITC} {E}urope {S}urveys.},
journal = {Tobacco induced diseases},
volume = {16},
number = {2},
issn = {1617-9625},
address = {[S.l.]},
publisher = {Society},
reportid = {DKFZ-2019-02210},
pages = {A10},
year = {2018},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to examine knowledge of health
effects of smoking and the impact of cigarette package
warnings among tobacco users from six European Union (EU)
Member States (MS) immediately prior to the introduction of
the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in 2016 and to
explore the interrelationship between these two
factors.Cross-sectional data were collected via face-to-face
interviews with adult smokers (n=6011) from six EU MS
(Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain) between
June-September 2016. Sociodemographic variables and
knowledge of health risks of smoking (KHR) were assessed.
Warning salience, thoughts of harm, thoughts of quitting and
foregoing of cigarettes as a result of health warnings were
assessed. The Label Impact Index (LII) was used as a
composite measure of warning effects. Linear and logistic
regression analyses were used to examine sociodemographic
predictors of KHR and LII and the inter-relationship between
knowledge and LII scores.The KHR index was highest in
Romania and Greece and lowest in Hungary and Germany. While
the majority of smokers knew that smoking increases the risk
for heart diseases, lung and throat cancer, there was lower
awareness that tobacco use caused mouth cancer, pulmonary
diseases, stroke, and there were very low levels of
knowledge that it was also associated with impotence and
blindness, in all six countries. Knowledge regarding the
health risks of passive smoking was moderate in most
countries. The LII was highest in Romania and Poland,
followed by Spain and Greece, and lowest in Germany and
Hungary. In almost all countries, there was a positive
association between LII scores and higher KHR scores after
controlling for sociodemographic variables. Several
sociodemographic factors were associated with KHR and LII,
with differences in these associations documented across
countries.These data provide evidence to support the need
for stronger educational efforts and policies that can
enhance the effectiveness of health warnings in
communicating health risks and promoting quit attempts. Data
will serve as a baseline for examining the impact of the
TPD.},
cin = {M050},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)M050-20160331},
pnm = {319H - Addenda (POF3-319H)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-319H},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:31516464},
pmc = {pmc:PMC6661855},
doi = {10.18332/tid/99542},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/144778},
}