Impact of the New Malaysian Cigarette Pack Warnings on Smokers' Awareness of Health Risks and Interest in Quitting Smoking

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作者：
Fathelrahman, Ahmed I. [1 ,2 ]
Omar, Maizurah [1 ]
Awang, Rahmat [1 ]
Cummings, K. Michael [3 ]
Borland, Ron [4 ]
Samin, Ahmad Shalihin Bin Mohd [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Sains Malaysia, Natl Poison Ctr, Minden 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
[2] Minist Hlth Khartoum State, Khartoum, Sudan
[3] Roswell Pk Canc Inst, Dept Hlth Behav, Buffalo, NY 14263 USA
[4] Canc Council Victoria, Canc Control Res Inst, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2010年 / 7卷 / 11期
关键词：
pictorial cigarette package warning labels; smoking behavior; awareness of health risk; interest in quitting; Malaysia; adult smokers; randomized trial; questionnaire; knowledge score; 4 COUNTRY SURVEY; LABELS; TEXT;
D O I：
10.3390/ijerph7114089
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The objective of this research was to compare the response of adult smokers in Malaysia to newly proposed pictorial cigarette warnings against the current text-only warnings. The study population included 140 adult male smokers who were enrolled in a randomized trial to view either the new pictorial warnings (intervention) or the old text-only warnings (control). Participants completed pre-exposure and post-exposure questionnaires that assessed their awareness of the health risks of smoking, response to the package warnings, and interest in quitting smoking. Exposure to the pictorial warnings resulted in increased awareness of the risks of smoking, stronger behavioral response to the warnings and increased interest in quitting smoking. The new warnings in Malaysia will increase smokers' knowledge of the adverse health effects of smoking and have a positive effect on interest in quitting.
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