Televised Anti-Tobacco Media and Smoking Outcomes Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adults in the United States

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of smoking is higher among sexual minority (SM) individuals compared with heterosexuals. The impact of televised anti-tobacco mass media campaigns on smoking outcomes among SMs is not known.

AIMS: We examined whether televised anti-tobacco advertising was differentially associated with current smoking and smoking intensity for SM and heterosexual adults.

METHOD: We combined county-level anti-tobacco advertising data (gross rating points) with restricted, geocoded individual-level National Health Interview Survey data on smoking (2013-2015). We estimated associations between advertising and smoking outcomes, including potential effect modification by SM status.

RESULTS: Greater anti-tobacco advertising exposure was associated with lower smoking prevalence (prevalence ratio [PR] = 0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.94, 1.00]). Although the direction of the association differed for heterosexual and SM adults, differences were not statistically significant. No significant associations were observed with regard to smoking intensity.

CONCLUSION: Associations between anti-tobacco advertising and smoking were not significantly different for heterosexual and SM adults.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education - 50(2023), 2 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 234-239

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Titus, Andrea R [VerfasserIn]
Thrasher, James F [VerfasserIn]
Gamarel, Kristi E [VerfasserIn]
Emery, Sherry L [VerfasserIn]
Elliott, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Fleischer, Nancy L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Health disparities
Journal Article
Media campaigns
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Sexual minority
Smoking
Tobacco

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.03.2023

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/10901981221116783

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344908712