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Development and Pretesting of Hookah Tobacco Public Education Messages for Young Adults
Young adults' hookah tobacco use is fueled by misperceptions about risks, appealing flavors, and social use. We developed and pretested public education messages to prevent and reduce hookah tobacco smoking among young adults. We used a two (user status: current hookah user, susceptible never u...
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Published in: | International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-11, Vol.17 (23), p.8752 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Young adults' hookah tobacco use is fueled by misperceptions about risks, appealing flavors, and social use. We developed and pretested public education messages to prevent and reduce hookah tobacco smoking among young adults. We used a two (user status: current hookah user, susceptible never user) by two (risk content: health harms or addiction) by three (message theme: harms/addiction risk alone, harms/addiction risk flavors, or harms/addiction risk social use) design with two messages/condition (
= 12 total messages). Young adults aged 18-30 (
= 713) were randomized to 1 of 12 messages and completed measures assessing message receptivity, attitudes, and negative emotional response. Harms messages were associated with greater receptivity (
< 0.001), positive attitudes (
< 0.001), and negative emotional response (
< 0.001) than addiction messages. Messages with harm or addiction content alone were associated with greater receptivity than social use-themed messages (
= 0.058). Flavor-themed messages did not differ in receptivity from harm or addiction content alone or social use-themed messages. Messages about the health harms of hookah tobacco use resonate more with young adults than addiction risk messages. Social use-themed messages produce the lowest receptivity. These findings can guide population-based approaches to communicate hookah tobacco risks to young adults. |
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ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17238752 |