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

Overview
Journal Health Educ Behav
Publisher Sage Publications
Specialties Medical Education
Public Health
Social Sciences
Date 2022 Aug 16
PMID 35972191
Authors
Andrea R Titus
James F Thrasher
Kristi E Gamarel
Sherry L Emery
Michael R Elliott
Nancy L Fleischer
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Abstract

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.

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