Cargando…

What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication

Cigarillo use has increased among adolescents and young adults and has remained high. Public education efforts are needed to communicate with these populations about cigarillo use risks, but little is known about the implications of using the term “cigarillo” in such efforts. The study goal was to a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer, Reboussin, David M., Noar, Seth M., Wiseman, Kimberly D., Sutfin, Erin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806872
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063311
_version_ 1783672023253254144
author Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer
Reboussin, David M.
Noar, Seth M.
Wiseman, Kimberly D.
Sutfin, Erin L.
author_facet Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer
Reboussin, David M.
Noar, Seth M.
Wiseman, Kimberly D.
Sutfin, Erin L.
author_sort Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer
collection PubMed
description Cigarillo use has increased among adolescents and young adults and has remained high. Public education efforts are needed to communicate with these populations about cigarillo use risks, but little is known about the implications of using the term “cigarillo” in such efforts. The study goal was to assess adolescent and young adult perceptions of the term “cigarillo”. We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 3517 adolescents and young adults (ages 13–25). We asked participants “what is a cigarillo?” with several response options. Participants were 49.6% female, 69.8% white, 5.2% reported past 30-day cigarillo use, and 11.6% reported lifetime cigarillo use. The most common response to the question “what is a cigarillo” was “I don’t know” (51% of participants), followed by “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” (30.1% of participants), which was chosen by 19.4% of adolescents and 36.8% of young adults. Among past 30-day cigarillo users, the most common response was “I don’t know” (54.9%) followed by “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” (45.1%). Cigarillo users were more likely to select the “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” response than nonusers. Findings suggest that many adolescents and young adults have varied understandings of the term “cigarillo”. Researchers and practitioners need to ensure that terminology used in health communication campaigns is clearly understood by the target audience to maximize effectiveness.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8004959
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-80049592021-03-29 What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer Reboussin, David M. Noar, Seth M. Wiseman, Kimberly D. Sutfin, Erin L. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Cigarillo use has increased among adolescents and young adults and has remained high. Public education efforts are needed to communicate with these populations about cigarillo use risks, but little is known about the implications of using the term “cigarillo” in such efforts. The study goal was to assess adolescent and young adult perceptions of the term “cigarillo”. We conducted a nationally representative online survey of 3517 adolescents and young adults (ages 13–25). We asked participants “what is a cigarillo?” with several response options. Participants were 49.6% female, 69.8% white, 5.2% reported past 30-day cigarillo use, and 11.6% reported lifetime cigarillo use. The most common response to the question “what is a cigarillo” was “I don’t know” (51% of participants), followed by “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” (30.1% of participants), which was chosen by 19.4% of adolescents and 36.8% of young adults. Among past 30-day cigarillo users, the most common response was “I don’t know” (54.9%) followed by “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” (45.1%). Cigarillo users were more likely to select the “a thinner and smaller version of a traditional cigar” response than nonusers. Findings suggest that many adolescents and young adults have varied understandings of the term “cigarillo”. Researchers and practitioners need to ensure that terminology used in health communication campaigns is clearly understood by the target audience to maximize effectiveness. MDPI 2021-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8004959/ /pubmed/33806872 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063311 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Cornacchione Ross, Jennifer
Reboussin, David M.
Noar, Seth M.
Wiseman, Kimberly D.
Sutfin, Erin L.
What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title_full What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title_fullStr What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title_full_unstemmed What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title_short What Do Adolescents and Young Adults Think a Cigarillo Is? Implications for Health Communication
title_sort what do adolescents and young adults think a cigarillo is? implications for health communication
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806872
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063311
work_keys_str_mv AT cornacchionerossjennifer whatdoadolescentsandyoungadultsthinkacigarilloisimplicationsforhealthcommunication
AT reboussindavidm whatdoadolescentsandyoungadultsthinkacigarilloisimplicationsforhealthcommunication
AT noarsethm whatdoadolescentsandyoungadultsthinkacigarilloisimplicationsforhealthcommunication
AT wisemankimberlyd whatdoadolescentsandyoungadultsthinkacigarilloisimplicationsforhealthcommunication
AT sutfinerinl whatdoadolescentsandyoungadultsthinkacigarilloisimplicationsforhealthcommunication