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salud publica mex 2012; 54 (3)

Impact of cigarette package health warnings with pictures in Mexico: results from a survey of smokers in Guadalajara

Thrasher JF, Pérez-Hernández R, Arillo-Santillán E, Barrientos-Gutiérrez I

Language: Spanish
References: 29
Page: 254-263
PDF size: 298.15 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objetive. Evaluate the impact of the first pictorial health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packs in Mexico. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 1 765 adult smokers from Guadalajara, Mexico, 2010. Logistic regression models were estimated to determine the association between recall of having purchased a pack with a pictorial HWL and psychosocial variables indicating their impact. Results. 58% reported having purchased a pack with one of the pictorial HWLs, and these were considered the exposed population. Exposed smokers reported a greater frequency of thinking about smoking-related risks (34 vs. 25% p=0.003), and thinking about quitting smoking (23 vs. 14% p=0.001). Exposure to pictorial HWLs was also associated with a greater acceptability of HWLs as a means of communicating with smokers (93 vs. 87% p‹0.001), as was the perception that the government communicates well about tobacco-related health risks (68 vs. 55% p‹0.001). Conclusion. Pictorial HWLs have made smokers think more about these risks and about quitting smoking. This policy should continue to be exploited as a cost-effective educational intervention.


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