Harm Perceptions of Tobacco/Nicotine Products and Child Exposure: Differences between Non-Users, Cigarette-Exclusive, and Electronic Cigarette-Exclusive Users

Objective: This study examined caregiver perception of harm and child secondhand exposure to nicotine in a sample of e-cigarette-exclusive, cigarette-exclusive, and non-tobacco/nicotine users (non-users). Methods: Cigarette-exclusive (n = 19), e-cigarette-exclusive (n = 12), and non-users (n = 20) a...

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Published in:Tobacco use insights 2021-03, Vol.14, p.1179173X21998362
Main Authors: Tackett, Alayna P, Wallace, Samantha W, Smith, Caitlin E, Turner, Elise, Fedele, David A, Stepanov, Irina, Lechner, William V, Hale, Jessica J, Wagener, Theodore L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Children & youth
Electronic cigarettes
Nicotine
Original Research
Perceptions
Tobacco
User groups
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Summary:Objective: This study examined caregiver perception of harm and child secondhand exposure to nicotine in a sample of e-cigarette-exclusive, cigarette-exclusive, and non-tobacco/nicotine users (non-users). Methods: Cigarette-exclusive (n = 19), e-cigarette-exclusive (n = 12), and non-users (n = 20) and their children (N = 51, Mage = 10.47) completed self-report questionnaires about perceptions of harm, child secondhand exposure, and provided urine to assess child nicotine exposure (cotinine). ANOVAs examined differences between caregiver use status on tobacco harm perceptions and child cotinine levels. Independent samples t-test compared differences in caregiver-reported child secondhand exposure in the home and car. Results: All 3 caregiver groups rated cigarettes as highly harmful (P = .14), but e-cigarette users rated all 3 types of e-cigarette products (Cartridge-based: P 
ISSN:1179-173X
1179-173X
DOI:10.1177/1179173X21998362