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How Social Care Beneficiaries in Poland Rate Relative Harmfulness of Various Tobacco and Nicotine-Containing Products

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  • Marek Milcarz

    (Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland)

  • Kinga Polańska

    (Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland)

  • Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn

    (Department of Nutrition in Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, 93-338 Lodz, Poland)

  • Dorota Kaleta

    (Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland)

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine how social care beneficiaries rate the relative harmfulness of tobacco/nicotine-containing products compared to traditional cigarettes. This information is crucial for the development of effective tobacco control strategies targeting disadvantaged populations. The cross-sectional study covered 1817 respondents who were taking advantage of social aid services offered by the local social care institutions in the Piotrkowski district, via face-to-face interviews. The linear regression analysis indicated that relative to women, men consider slim cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes to be more harmful than traditional cigarettes ( p < 0.05). The smokers of traditional cigarettes reported menthol cigarettes to be less harmful than traditional cigarettes, relative to the non-smokers ( p = 0.05). The current results demonstrate that social care beneficiaries are not aware of the fact that some products are less harmful than others. Education concerning tobacco/nicotine products should include advice on how to reduce the adverse health effects of smoking (e.g., avoiding inhalation of combusted products), while driving the awareness that no nicotine-containing products are safe.

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  • Marek Milcarz & Kinga Polańska & Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn & Dorota Kaleta, 2017. "How Social Care Beneficiaries in Poland Rate Relative Harmfulness of Various Tobacco and Nicotine-Containing Products," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-11, September.
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