Smoking status and racial/ethnic disparities in youth exposure to tobacco advertising. Issue 3 (4th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nicksic, Nicole E.; Bono, Rose S.; Rudy, Alyssa K.; Cobb, Caroline O.; Barnes, Andrew J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. Volume 21:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 959
• Page End: 974
• Publication Date: 2022-08-04
• Subjects: Youth -- tobacco advertising -- tobacco use -- racial minorities -- health disparities; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- United States -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- United States -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- United States -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology -- Periodicals; 362.29089
• DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1815113
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-2640

Abstract

Abstract: Tobacco advertising exposure increases tobacco use among youth. Data were from a largely racial and ethnic minority sample (60% non-Hispanic (NH) Black/African American) of youth (13–18 years) who were nonsmokers susceptible to future tobacco use ( n = 686) or current cigarette smokers ( n = 674). Regression models tested associations between tobacco advertisement exposure and smoking status, and determined demographic correlates. Nearly all youth recalled seeing a tobacco advertisement (98%), which was associated with smoking (OR = 1.12; 95% CI = 1.08–1.15). Racial minority youth had higher exposure to tobacco advertising. Policies restricting advertisements for all tobacco products are essential for prevention efforts and may help decrease tobacco-related health disparities.