Journal article
Assessing the consequences of implementing graphic warning labels on cigarette packs for tobacco-related health disparities
L Gibson, E Brennan, A Momjian, D Shapiro-Luft, H Seitz, JN Cappella
Nicotine and Tobacco Research | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv082
Abstract
Introduction: Population-level communication interventions, such as graphic warning labels (GWLs) on cigarette packs, have the potential to reduce or exacerbate tobacco-related health disparities depending on their effectiveness among disadvantaged sub-populations. This study evaluated the likely impact of nine GWLs proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration on (1) African American and (2) Hispanic smokers, who disproportionately bear the burden of tobacco-related illness, and (3) low education smokers, who have higher smoking rates. Methods: Data were collected online from current smokers randomly assigned to see GWLs (treatment) or the current text-only warning labels (control). Parti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute through the University of Pennsylvania Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research (CECCR) (P20-CA095856); and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (P20-CA095856-09S1). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration.